diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 81ca5ac..900b6ad 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
 
         GN_API_VULKAN
     )
+    set(VULKAN_BUILT ON)
     add_subdirectory(projects/apis/vulkan/)
-    target_link_libraries(Gryphn INTERFACE GryphnVulkanImpl)
 endif()
 if (APPLE)
     add_compile_definitions(
@@ -22,10 +22,19 @@ if (APPLE)
     )
     add_subdirectory(projects/apis/vulkan/)
     add_subdirectory(projects/apis/metal/)
-    target_link_libraries(Gryphn INTERFACE GryphnVulkanImpl GryphnMetalImpl)
+
+    set(VULKAN_BUILT ON)
+    set(METAL_BUILT ON)
 endif()
 add_subdirectory(projects/loader) # build gryphn loader
 add_subdirectory(projects/core) # build gryphn core
 add_subdirectory(projects/platform) # build gryphn platform
 add_subdirectory(projects/validation_layers/function_loader/)
 target_link_libraries(Gryphn INTERFACE GryphnCore GryphnLoader GryphnPlatform GryphnFunctionValidator)
+
+if (VULKAN_BUILT)
+    target_link_libraries(Gryphn INTERFACE GryphnVulkanImpl)
+endif()
+if (METAL_BUILT)
+    target_link_libraries(Gryphn INTERFACE GryphnMetalImpl)
+endif()
diff --git a/projects/apis/vulkan/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/apis/vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
index 7293961..6fd0bec 100644
--- a/projects/apis/vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/apis/vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project(GryphnVulkanImpl)
 add_compile_definitions(GN_REVEAL_IMPL)
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCE_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "src/*.c" "src/*.h")
-file(GLOB_RECURSE LOADER_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "loader/*.c" "loader/*.h")
+file(GLOB_RECURSE LOADER_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "loader/*.c")
 if (APPLE)
     file(GLOB_RECURSE METAL_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "src/*.m")
 endif()
diff --git a/projects/core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.h b/projects/core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.h
index 9fb99a9..beae858 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.h
+++ b/projects/core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "gryphn_rendering_api.h"
-#include "gryphn_handles.h"
+#include "core/src/gryphn_rendering_api.h"
+#include "core/src/gryphn_handles.h"
 #include "utils/gryphn_version.h"
 #include "utils/gryphn_error_code.h"
 #include "loader/src/gryphn_loader.h"
diff --git a/projects/loader/src/gryphn_loader.c b/projects/loader/src/gryphn_loader.c
index 37d5987..c7a7f08 100644
--- a/projects/loader/src/gryphn_loader.c
+++ b/projects/loader/src/gryphn_loader.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <apis/metal/loader/metal_loader.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "stdio.h"
 #include "core/src/instance/gryphn_instance.h"
 
 // load the speedy API functions or something like that