diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build_pc.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build_pc.yml
index a52bf19..0e17757 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build_pc.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build_pc.yml
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           if [ "${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit }}" != "true" ]; then
-            cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DDEPENDENCY_MIRROR_FILE="${{github.workspace}}/.gitea/workflows/DependencyMirrors.txt"
+            cmake -B "${{github.workspace}}/build" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DDEPENDENCY_MIRROR_FILE="${{github.workspace}}/.gitea/workflows/DependencyMirrors.txt"
           else
-            cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -C ${{github.workspace}}/build/cmake_checks_cache.txt -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DDEPENDENCY_MIRROR_FILE="${{github.workspace}}/.gitea/workflows/DependencyMirrors.txt"
+            cmake -B "${{github.workspace}}/build" -C ${{github.workspace}}/build/cmake_checks_cache.txt -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DDEPENDENCY_MIRROR_FILE="${{github.workspace}}/.gitea/workflows/DependencyMirrors.txt"
           fi
       - name: Build
         run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt b/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 9992db6..8ed12cd 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.28 FATAL_ERROR)
 
+set(BASH_EXECUTABLE "" CACHE FILEPATH "Path to bash executable")
 if(WIN32)
     # prefer using git's bash over WSL's(if it exists) under System32 since it leads to wrong shader generation
     find_program(GIT_PROGRAM git NO_CACHE REQUIRED)
     get_filename_component(GIT_DIR ${GIT_PROGRAM} DIRECTORY)
     get_filename_component(GIT_BASE_DIR ${GIT_DIR} DIRECTORY)
-    find_program(BASH_PROGRAM bash HINTS "${GIT_BASE_DIR}/bin" NO_CACHE NO_DEFAULT_PATH REQUIRED)
-    set(BASH_EXECUTABLE ${BASH_PROGRAM} CACHE FILEPATH "Path to bash executable")
-else()
-    set(BASH_EXECUTABLE "" CACHE FILEPATH "Path to bash executable")
-    if ("${BASH_EXECUTABLE}" STREQUAL "")
-        find_program(BASH_PROGRAM bash NO_CACHE REQUIRED)
+    find_program(BASH_PROGRAM bash HINTS "${GIT_BASE_DIR}/bin" NO_CACHE NO_DEFAULT_PATH QUIET)
+    if (BASH_PROGRAM)
         set(BASH_EXECUTABLE ${BASH_PROGRAM} CACHE FILEPATH "Path to bash executable" FORCE)
     endif()
 endif()
+if ("${BASH_EXECUTABLE}" STREQUAL "")
+    find_program(BASH_PROGRAM bash NO_CACHE REQUIRED)
+    set(BASH_EXECUTABLE ${BASH_PROGRAM} CACHE FILEPATH "Path to bash executable" FORCE)
+endif()
 # go from openVulkano/OpenVulkanoCpp to openVulkano
 cmake_path(GET CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR PARENT_PATH ROOT_FOLDER)
 set(SCRIPT_FOLDER "${ROOT_FOLDER}/Scripts")