diff --git a/core/tests/gateway_e2e/dependencies.cmake b/core/tests/gateway_e2e/dependencies.cmake
index c33a67c5..3ac2c911 100644
--- a/core/tests/gateway_e2e/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/core/tests/gateway_e2e/dependencies.cmake
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ include("../../../gatewayFunctions.cmake")
 ###############################################################################
 ###########################Find/Install/Build uamqp############################
 ###############################################################################
-findAndInstall(uamqp ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/uamqp ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/uamqp -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Dskip_unittests=ON)
+findAndInstall(uamqp ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/uamqp ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/uamqp -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Dskip_unittests=ON -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
 
 ###############################################################################
 ###########################Find/Install/Build umqtt############################
 ###############################################################################
-findAndInstall(umqtt ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/umqtt ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/umqtt -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Dskip_unittests=ON)
+findAndInstall(umqtt ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/umqtt ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/umqtt -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Dskip_unittests=ON -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
 
 ###############################################################################
 #######################Find/Install/Build azure_iot_sdks#######################
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ if(NOT EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/iot-sdk/c/parson/README.md)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Error pulling parson submodule: ${res}")
     endif()
 endif()
-findAndInstall(azure_iot_sdks ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/iot-sdk ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/iot-sdk/c -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Drun_e2e_tests=ON -Duse_openssl=OFF -Dskip_unittests=ON)
+findAndInstall(azure_iot_sdks ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/iot-sdk ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/iot-sdk/c -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Drun_e2e_tests=ON -Duse_openssl=OFF -Dskip_unittests=ON -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
diff --git a/dependencies-test.cmake b/dependencies-test.cmake
index 3ae22d22..08b5d892 100644
--- a/dependencies-test.cmake
+++ b/dependencies-test.cmake
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ include("gatewayFunctions.cmake")
 ###############################################################################
 ############################Find/Install/Build ctest###########################
 ###############################################################################
-findAndInstall(ctest ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/ctest ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/ctest)
+findAndInstall(ctest ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/ctest ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/ctest -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
 
 ###############################################################################
 #########################Find/Install/Build testrunner#########################
 ###############################################################################
-findAndInstall(testrunnerswitcher ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/testrunner ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/testrunner)
+findAndInstall(testrunnerswitcher ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/testrunner ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/testrunner -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
 
 ###############################################################################
 ###########################Find/Install/Build umock############################
 ###############################################################################
-findAndInstall(umock_c ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/umock-c ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/umock-c -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Dskip_unittests=ON)
\ No newline at end of file
+findAndInstall(umock_c ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/umock-c ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/umock-c -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Dskip_unittests=ON -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dependencies.cmake b/dependencies.cmake
index db1a9c75..8ac5b78e 100644
--- a/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/dependencies.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include("gatewayFunctions.cmake")
 ###############################################################################
 ###################Find/Install/Build azure_c_shared_utility###################
 ###############################################################################
-findAndInstall(azure_c_shared_utility ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/c-utility ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/c-utility -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON)
+findAndInstall(azure_c_shared_utility ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/c-utility ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/c-utility -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
 set(SHARED_UTIL_INC_FOLDER ${AZURE_C_SHARED_UTILITY_INCLUDE_DIR} CACHE INTERNAL "this is what needs to be included if using sharedLib lib" FORCE)
 set(SHARED_UTIL_LIB_FOLDER ${AZURE_C_SHARED_LIBRARY_DIR} CACHE INTERNAL "this is what needs to be included if using sharedLib lib" FORCE)
 set(SHARED_UTIL_LIB aziotsharedutil CACHE INTERNAL "this is what needs to be included if using sharedLib lib" FORCE)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ set_platform_files("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/deps/c-utility")
 ##########################Find/Install/Build nanomsg###########################
 ###############################################################################
 if(WIN32)
-    findAndInstallNonFindPkg(nanomsg ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/nanomsg ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/nanomsg)
+    findAndInstallNonFindPkg(nanomsg ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/nanomsg ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/nanomsg -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
     add_library(nanomsg STATIC IMPORTED)
 
     if(DEFINED ${dependency_install_prefix})
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ else()
 
     pkg_search_module(NANOMSG QUIET nanomsg)
     if(NOT NANOMSG_FOUND)
-        findAndInstallNonFindPkg(nanomsg ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/nanomsg ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/nanomsg)
+        findAndInstallNonFindPkg(nanomsg ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/nanomsg ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/nanomsg -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
     endif()
 
     #If earlier cmake
diff --git a/modules/dependencies.cmake b/modules/dependencies.cmake
index e76a58bb..e83dd1a5 100644
--- a/modules/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/modules/dependencies.cmake
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ include("../gatewayFunctions.cmake")
 ###############################################################################
 ###########################Find/Install/Build uamqp############################
 ###############################################################################
-findAndInstall(uamqp ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/uamqp ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/uamqp -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Dskip_unittests=ON)
+findAndInstall(uamqp ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/uamqp ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/uamqp -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Dskip_unittests=ON -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
 
 ###############################################################################
 ###########################Find/Install/Build umqtt############################
 ###############################################################################
-findAndInstall(umqtt ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/umqtt ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/umqtt -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Dskip_unittests=ON)
+findAndInstall(umqtt ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/umqtt ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/umqtt -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Dskip_unittests=ON -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
 
 ###############################################################################
 #######################Find/Install/Build azure_iot_sdks#######################
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ if(NOT EXISTS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/iot-sdk/c/parson/README.md)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Error pulling parson submodule: ${res}")
     endif()
 endif()
-findAndInstall(azure_iot_sdks ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/iot-sdk ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/iot-sdk/c -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Duse_openssl=OFF -Dskip_unittests=ON)
+findAndInstall(azure_iot_sdks ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/iot-sdk ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/iot-sdk/c -Duse_installed_dependencies=ON -Duse_openssl=OFF -Dskip_unittests=ON -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")