diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccpp_win.yml b/.github/workflows/ccpp_win.yml
index 1bd841de42c..8345bcb591d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccpp_win.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccpp_win.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,31 @@ on:
       - debug_win
 
 jobs:
+
+  test_gettext:
+    runs-on: windows-2019
+    steps:
+      run: mkdir build
+    - name: copy gettext
+      working-directory: ./build
+      shell: powershell
+      run: '(new-object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("https://github.com/supermerill/SuperSlicer_deps/releases/download/gettext/gettext-tools-static-0.18.1.1.zip", "gettext.zip")'
+    - name: unzip
+      working-directory: ./build
+      shell: cmd
+      run: '"C:/Program Files/7-Zip/7z.exe" x gettext.zip'
+    - name: copy missing dll content from old release
+      working-directory: ./build
+    - name: msgfmt
+      working-directory: ./build
+      run: dir
+    - name: msgfmt
+      working-directory: ./build
+      run: msgfmt --version
+
   build_dep:
     runs-on: windows-2019
+    needs: test_gettext
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -60,12 +83,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: make
       working-directory: ./build
       run: msbuild /m /P:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo INSTALL.vcxproj
-    - name: make .mo
-      working-directory: ./build
-      run: msbuild /m /P:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo gettext_po_to_mo.vcxproj
-    - name: make .pot
-      working-directory: ./build
-      run: msbuild /m /P:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo gettext_make_pot.vcxproj
+    # - name: make .mo
+      # working-directory: ./build
+      # run: msbuild /m /P:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo gettext_po_to_mo.vcxproj
+    # - name: make .pot
+      # working-directory: ./build
+      # run: msbuild /m /P:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo gettext_make_pot.vcxproj
     - name: create directory and copy into it
       working-directory: ./build
       run: ls