diff --git a/FindArmadillo.cmake b/FindArmadillo.cmake
index ff8c0dc9340c4a2d2ae656a10aba25df756974aa..df72ed3ab57ca1cea062dd970aed4f3a223efa37 100644
--- a/FindArmadillo.cmake
+++ b/FindArmadillo.cmake
@@ -24,48 +24,45 @@ FIND_PATH(
         include/armadillo
 )
 
-# Find library
-set(LIBNAME ${LIB_PREFIX}armadillo.so)
-message(${LIBNAME})
-FIND_LIBRARY(
-    ARMADILLO_LIBRARY_DIR
+# Is Armadillo downloaded locally?
+option(LOCAL OFF)
+IF(${ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIR} MATCHES "^.*external_dependencies.*$")
+    set(LOCAL ON)
+    set(TMP "")
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "/include" "" TMP ${ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    add_subdirectory(${TMP} ${TMP})
+endif()
 
-    NAMES
-    ${LIBNAME}
-
-    HINTS
-        external_dependencies/armadillo
-
-    PATHS
-        /usr/lib
-        /usr/local/lib
-)
-
-# Set ARMADILLO_FOUND honoring the QUIET and REQUIRED arguments
-INCLUDE(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(
-    armadillo
-    "Armadillo was NOT found!"
-    ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIR
-    ARMADILLO_LIBRARY_DIR)
+if(LOCAL)
+    # If Armadillo is downloaded locally, the library will be compiled during build-time
+    INCLUDE(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+    FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(
+            armadillo
+            "Armadillo was NOT found!"
+            ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIR)
 
-# Output variables
-IF(ARMADILLO_FOUND)
-    # Include dirs
-    SET(ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIRS ${ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIR})
+else()
+    # Find library
+    set(LIBNAME ${LIB_PREFIX}armadillo.so)
+    FIND_LIBRARY(
+        ARMADILLO_LIBRARY_DIR
 
-    # If Armadillo is downloaded as a source code, add it to the project, so the library will be compiled
-    # automatically
-    IF(${ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIR} MATCHES "^.*external_dependencies.*$")
-        set(TMP "")
-        string(REGEX REPLACE "/include" "" TMP ${ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIR})
-        add_subdirectory(${TMP} ${TMP})
-    ENDIF()
+        NAMES
+        ${LIBNAME}
 
-    message("Armadillo was successfully found.")
-ENDIF()
+        HINTS
+            external_dependencies/armadillo
 
-# Advanced options for not cluttering the cmake UIs:
-MARK_AS_ADVANCED(ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIR)
-MARK_AS_ADVANCED(ARMADILLO_LIBRARY_DIR)
+        PATHS
+            /usr/lib
+            /usr/local/lib
+    )
 
+    # Set ARMADILLO_FOUND honoring the QUIET and REQUIRED arguments
+    INCLUDE(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+    FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(
+            armadillo
+            "Armadillo was NOT found!"
+            ARMADILLO_INCLUDE_DIR
+            ARMADILLO_LIBRARY_DIR)
+endif()
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