diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm.yml b/.github/workflows/npm.yml
index 52b3f319..1b6a8a6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm.yml
@@ -14,21 +14,24 @@ jobs:
                     target: x86_64-apple-darwin
                     jsPackageHome: packages/cohort_sdk_js
                     finalPackageName: packages/cohort_sdk_js/cohort_sdk_js.darwin-x64.node
-                    customiseHostCommand: echo 'No customisartions are needed'
+                    customiseHostCommand: echo 'No customizations are needed'
                     buildCommand: npm run build -- --target x86_64-apple-darwin
 
                   - host: macos-latest
                     target: aarch64-apple-darwin
                     jsPackageHome: packages/cohort_sdk_js
                     finalPackageName: packages/cohort_sdk_js/cohort_sdk_js.darwin-arm64.node
-                    customiseHostCommand: echo 'No customisartions are needed'
+                    customiseHostCommand: echo 'No customizations are needed'
                     buildCommand: npm run build -- --target aarch64-apple-darwin
 
                   - host: windows-latest
                     target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
                     jsPackageHome: packages\\cohort_sdk_js
                     finalPackageName: packages\cohort_sdk_js\cohort_sdk_js.*.node
-                    customiseHostCommand: ECHO 'No customisartions are needed'
+                    # customiseHostCommand: ECHO 'No customizations are needed'
+                    customiseHostCommand: |-
+                      choco install openssl.light
+                      choco install make
                     buildCommand: npm run build -- --target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
 
                   - host: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 608eb961..e4db001c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -613,8 +613,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "napi",
  "napi-build",
  "napi-derive",
- "openssl-sys",
- "sasl2-sys",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "talos_certifier",
@@ -1555,15 +1553,6 @@ version = "11.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0ab1bc2a289d34bd04a330323ac98a1b4bc82c9d9fcb1e66b63caa84da26b575"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "openssl-src"
-version = "111.28.0+1.1.1w"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3ce95ee1f6f999dfb95b8afd43ebe442758ea2104d1ccb99a94c30db22ae701f"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-sys"
 version = "0.9.91"
@@ -1572,7 +1561,6 @@ checksum = "866b5f16f90776b9bb8dc1e1802ac6f0513de3a7a7465867bfbc563dc737faac"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
- "openssl-src",
  "pkg-config",
  "vcpkg",
 ]
diff --git a/packages/cohort_sdk_js/Cargo.toml b/packages/cohort_sdk_js/Cargo.toml
index cb272ac9..97d161a9 100644
--- a/packages/cohort_sdk_js/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/cohort_sdk_js/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 uuid = { version = "1", features = ["serde"] }
 chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
-openssl-sys = { version = "0.9", features = ["vendored"] }
-sasl2-sys = { version = "0.1.20+2.1.28", features = ["vendored"] }
+# openssl-sys = { version = "0.9", features = ["vendored"] }
+# sasl2-sys = { version = "0.1.20+2.1.28", features = ["vendored"] }
 
 # db migrations
 #refinery = {version="0.8", features=["tokio-postgres"]}