diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
index 647fa11..90e887b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ on:
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  FILE_ROOTSHELL: ../../rootshell/rootshell
+  FILE_RAYHUNTER_DAEMON_ORBIC: ../../rayhunter-daemon-orbic/rayhunter-daemon
+  FILE_RAYHUNTER_DAEMON_TPLINK: ../../rayhunter-daemon-tplink/rayhunter-daemon
+
 
 jobs:
   build_rayhunter_check:
@@ -105,8 +109,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         with:
           targets: ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
-
-      - run: cargo build --bin installer --release --target ${{ matrix.platform.target }} --features vendor
+      - run: cargo build --bin installer --release --target ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: installer-${{ matrix.platform.name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/check-and-test.yml
index d7ea876..1f0d0c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-and-test.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  NO_FIRMWARE_BIN: true
 
 jobs:
   check_and_test:
diff --git a/installer/Cargo.toml b/installer/Cargo.toml
index afa58cd..9c6b744 100644
--- a/installer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/installer/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ name = "installer"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
-[features]
-vendor = []
-
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.98"
 axum = "0.8.3"
diff --git a/installer/build.rs b/installer/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6682b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use core::str;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::process::exit;
+
+fn main() {
+    println!("cargo::rerun-if-env-changed=NO_FIRMWARE_BIN");
+    let include_dir = Path::new(concat!(
+        env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
+        "/../target/armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf/release/"
+    ));
+    set_binary_var(&include_dir, "FILE_ROOTSHELL", "rootshell");
+    set_binary_var(
+        &include_dir,
+        "FILE_RAYHUNTER_DAEMON_ORBIC",
+        "rayhunter-daemon",
+    );
+    set_binary_var(
+        &include_dir,
+        "FILE_RAYHUNTER_DAEMON_TPLINK",
+        "rayhunter-daemon",
+    );
+}
+
+fn set_binary_var(include_dir: &Path, var: &str, file: &str) {
+    if std::env::var_os("NO_FIRMWARE_BIN").is_some() {
+        let out_dir = std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&out_dir).unwrap();
+        let blank = Path::new(&out_dir).join("blank");
+        std::fs::write(&blank, &[]).unwrap();
+        println!("cargo::rustc-env={var}={}", blank.display());
+        return;
+    }
+    if std::env::var_os(var).is_none() {
+        let binary = include_dir.join(file);
+        if !binary.exists() {
+            println!(
+                "cargo::error=Firmware binary {file} not present at {}",
+                binary.display()
+            );
+            exit(0);
+        }
+        println!("cargo::rustc-env={var}={}", binary.display());
+        println!("cargo::rerun-if-changed={}", binary.display());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/installer/src/orbic.rs b/installer/src/orbic.rs
index ca4a3d6..7f8dff5 100644
--- a/installer/src/orbic.rs
+++ b/installer/src/orbic.rs
@@ -70,13 +70,7 @@ async fn setup_rootshell(
     serial_interface: &Interface,
     adb_device: &mut ADBUSBDevice,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    #[cfg(feature = "vendor")]
-    let rootshell_bin = include_bytes!("../../rootshell/rootshell");
-
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "vendor"))]
-    let rootshell_bin = &tokio::fs::read("target/armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf/release/rootshell")
-        .await
-        .context("Error reading rootshell from local file system")?;
+    let rootshell_bin = include_bytes!(env!("FILE_ROOTSHELL"));
 
     install_file(
         serial_interface,
@@ -100,14 +94,7 @@ async fn setup_rayhunter(
     serial_interface: &Interface,
     mut adb_device: ADBUSBDevice,
 ) -> Result<ADBUSBDevice> {
-    #[cfg(feature = "vendor")]
-    let rayhunter_daemon_bin = include_bytes!("../../rayhunter-daemon-orbic/rayhunter-daemon");
-
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "vendor"))]
-    let rayhunter_daemon_bin =
-        &tokio::fs::read("target/armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf/release/rayhunter-daemon")
-            .await
-            .context("Error reading rayhunter-daemon from local file system")?;
+    let rayhunter_daemon_bin = include_bytes!(env!("FILE_RAYHUNTER_DAEMON_ORBIC"));
 
     at_syscmd(serial_interface, "mkdir -p /data/rayhunter").await?;
     install_file(
diff --git a/installer/src/tplink.rs b/installer/src/tplink.rs
index 4eaf4f1..6ec2e87 100644
--- a/installer/src/tplink.rs
+++ b/installer/src/tplink.rs
@@ -114,12 +114,7 @@ async fn tplink_run_install(skip_sdcard: bool, admin_ip: String) -> Result<(), E
     )
     .await?;
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "vendor")]
-    let rayhunter_daemon_bin = include_bytes!("../../rayhunter-daemon-tplink/rayhunter-daemon");
-
-    #[cfg(not(feature = "vendor"))]
-    let rayhunter_daemon_bin =
-        &tokio::fs::read("target/armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf/release/rayhunter-daemon").await?;
+    let rayhunter_daemon_bin = include_bytes!(env!("FILE_RAYHUNTER_DAEMON_TPLINK"));
 
     telnet_send_file(addr, "/media/card/rayhunter-daemon", rayhunter_daemon_bin).await?;
     telnet_send_file(