diff --git a/cmake/libOTeConfig.cmake b/cmake/libOTeConfig.cmake
index 31d66e9..777643c 100644
--- a/cmake/libOTeConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libOTeConfig.cmake
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 # these are just pass through config file for the ones that are placed in the build directory.
 
-
-
-#used to find coproto, macoro
 set(PUSHED_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
-set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${COPROTO_BUILD_DIR}/macoro;${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")
-set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${COPROTO_BUILD_DIR}/coproto;${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")
-#message("\n\nhere ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}\nCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}\n\n")
 
+#used to find coproto, macoro
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/libOTePreamble.cmake")
+set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${LIBOTE_BUILD_DIR}/macoro;${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")
+set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${LIBOTE_BUILD_DIR}/coproto;${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")
+message("\n\nhere ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}\nCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}\n\n")
+
 include("${LIBOTE_BUILD_DIR}/libOTeConfig.cmake")
  
 set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${PUSHED_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
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