diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5ec833e023..67a82f3eb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo ./ci/setup_ci_environment.sh
     - name: run otlp exporter tests
       run: |
-        sudo ./ci/setup_grpc.sh -b OFF
+        sudo ./ci/setup_grpc.sh -T
         ./ci/do_ci.sh cmake.exporter.otprotocol.shared_libs.with_static_grpc.test
 
   plugin_test:
diff --git a/ci/setup_grpc.sh b/ci/setup_grpc.sh
index 05b7887cc0..2cbb2ff5d1 100755
--- a/ci/setup_grpc.sh
+++ b/ci/setup_grpc.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ install_dir='/usr/local/'
 build_shared_libs=''
 usage() { echo "Usage: $0 [-v <gcc-version>] [-i <install_dir>"] 1>&2; exit 1;}
 
-while getopts ":v:i:r:s:b:" o; do
+while getopts ":v:i:r:s:TH" o; do
     case "${o}" in
         v)
             gcc_version=${OPTARG}
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ while getopts ":v:i:r:s:b:" o; do
         s)
             std_version=${OPTARG}
             ;;
-        b)
-            build_shared_libs=${OPTARG}
+        T)
+            build_shared_libs="OFF"
+            ;;
+        H)
+            build_shared_libs="ON"
             ;;
         *)
             usage
@@ -57,13 +60,21 @@ pushd grpc
 git submodule init
 git submodule update --depth 1
 mkdir -p "third_party/abseil-cpp/build" && pushd "third_party/abseil-cpp/build"
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release  \
-      -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=TRUE \
-      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALL_DIR ..
-make -j${nproc} install && popd
+set -x
+
+ABSEIL_CPP_BUILD_OPTIONS=(
+    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+    -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=TRUE
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALL_DIR
+)
+if [ ! -z "$build_shared_libs" ]; then
+    ABSEIL_CPP_BUILD_OPTIONS=(${ABSEIL_CPP_BUILD_OPTIONS[@]} "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=$build_shared_libs"})
+fi
+cmake  ${ABSEIL_CPP_BUILD_OPTIONS[@]} ..
+cmake --build . -j${nproc} --target install && popd
 mkdir -p build && pushd build
 
-BUILD_OPTIONS=(
+GRPC_BUILD_OPTIONS=(
     -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON
     -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${std_version}
     -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
@@ -71,12 +82,12 @@ BUILD_OPTIONS=(
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$INSTALL_DIR
 )
 if [ ! -z "$build_shared_libs" ]; then
-    BUILD_OPTIONS=(${BUILD_OPTIONS[@]} "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=$build_shared_libs"})
+    GRPC_BUILD_OPTIONS=(${GRPC_BUILD_OPTIONS[@]} "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=$build_shared_libs"})
 fi
 
-cmake ${BUILD_OPTIONS[@]} ..
-make -j $(nproc)
-make install
+cmake ${GRPC_BUILD_OPTIONS[@]} ..
+cmake --build . -j$(nproc)
+cmake --install .
 popd
 popd