diff --git a/software/common/common.sh b/software/common/common.sh
index c000c9a6e..d63a19f05 100755
--- a/software/common/common.sh
+++ b/software/common/common.sh
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ generate_network_protocols() {
   --cpp_out=$GUI_LIB_PATH \
   --python_out=$PYTHON_LIB_PATH \
   network_protocol.proto
-
-  pio pkg install -d .
 }
 
 run_checks() {
diff --git a/software/gui/gui.sh b/software/gui/gui.sh
index d0fa010cc..2b2e77c5d 100755
--- a/software/gui/gui.sh
+++ b/software/gui/gui.sh
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ elif [ "$1" == "build" ]; then
   create_clean_dir build
 
   # generate comms protocols
+  ../common/common.sh update
   ../common/common.sh generate
 
   pushd build
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ elif [ "$1" == "test" ]; then
   create_clean_dir build
 
   # generate comms protocols
+  ../common/common.sh update
   ../common/common.sh generate
 
   pushd build