diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 23a8daa..a926e8c 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ def pEpEngineSrc = hasProperty('pEpEngineSrc') ? pEpEngineSrc : "../../pEpEngine
 def buildAutomatic = hasProperty('buildAutomatic') ? buildAutomatic : "true"
 def threadsToUse = hasProperty('threadsToUse') ? buildAutomatic : 2
 
-def libetpanAndroid = file('external')
-
 def pEpEngineDB = new File(new File(pEpEngineSrc), 'db')
 
 buildscript {
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ android {
             jniDebuggable true
             externalNativeBuild {
                 ndkBuild {
-                    arguments "-j${threadsToUse}"
+                    arguments "-j${threadsToUse}", 'NDK_LOG=1'
                    // arguments '-B', 'NDK_DEBUG=1', 'NDEBUG=null', 'NDK_LOG=1'
                 }
             }
@@ -93,11 +91,6 @@ android {
         }
     }
 
-    ext {
-        //FIXME> improve that build to be able to build without the need of unzip deps // Get rid of unziping
-        libEtPanZip = new File(libetpanAndroid, 'libetpan-android-1.zip')
-    }
-
     // call source generation makefile target
     task genSources(type:Exec, dependsOn: 'genpEpEngineAsn1Sources') {
         workingDir '../src'
@@ -141,12 +134,6 @@ android {
         commandLine 'make', 'clean-assets'
     }
 
-    // unzip some of the dependencies
-    task unzipDeps(type: Copy, dependsOn: 'buildExternal') {
-        from zipTree(libEtPanZip)
-        into file("${buildDir}")
-    }
-
     // builds pEpEnginge's system.db
     task buildpEpEngineSystemDB(type:Exec) {
         workingDir pEpEngineDB
@@ -160,7 +147,7 @@ android {
     }
 
     if(buildAutomatic == "true") {
-        buildpEpEngineSystemDB.dependsOn(unzipDeps)
+        buildpEpEngineSystemDB.dependsOn(buildExternal)
     }
 
     // This ensures that assets are populated before collecting resources.
diff --git a/android/external/arm64-v8a/Makefile b/android/external/arm64-v8a/Makefile
index 4ae2960..87162ec 100644
--- a/android/external/arm64-v8a/Makefile
+++ b/android/external/arm64-v8a/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ libetpan.src.stamp: ../downloads/libetpan.tar.gz
 
 libetpan/Makefile: libetpan.src.stamp | libiconv-install
 	cd libetpan/build-android; ICONV_PREFIX=$(LOCAL) bash ./build.sh
-	mv libetpan/build-android/libetpan-android-1.zip ../
+	cp -r libetpan/build-android/libetpan-android-1/$(APP_ABI)/lib/* $(LOCAL)/lib/
+	cp -r libetpan/build-android/libetpan-android-1/include/* $(LOCAL)/include/
 	touch $@
 
 libetpan-build: libetpan/Makefile
diff --git a/android/external/armeabi-v7a/Makefile b/android/external/armeabi-v7a/Makefile
index db0ad25..478e693 100644
--- a/android/external/armeabi-v7a/Makefile
+++ b/android/external/armeabi-v7a/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ libetpan.src.stamp: ../downloads/libetpan.tar.gz
 
 libetpan/Makefile: libetpan.src.stamp | libiconv-install
 	cd libetpan/build-android; ICONV_PREFIX=$(LOCAL) bash ./build.sh
-	mv libetpan/build-android/libetpan-android-1.zip ../
+	cp -r libetpan/build-android/libetpan-android-1/$(APP_ABI)/lib/* $(LOCAL)/lib/
+	cp -r libetpan/build-android/libetpan-android-1/include/* $(LOCAL)/include/
 	touch $@
 
 libetpan-build: libetpan/Makefile
diff --git a/android/external/x86/Makefile b/android/external/x86/Makefile
index 0221506..e412535 100644
--- a/android/external/x86/Makefile
+++ b/android/external/x86/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ libetpan.src.stamp: ../downloads/libetpan.tar.gz
 
 libetpan/Makefile: libetpan.src.stamp | libiconv-install
 	cd libetpan/build-android; ICONV_PREFIX=$(LOCAL) bash ./build.sh
-	mv libetpan/build-android/libetpan-android-1.zip ../
+	cp -r libetpan/build-android/libetpan-android-1/$(APP_ABI)/lib/* $(LOCAL)/lib/
+	cp -r libetpan/build-android/libetpan-android-1/include/* $(LOCAL)/include/
 	touch $@
 
 libetpan-build: libetpan/Makefile
diff --git a/android/external/x86_64/Makefile b/android/external/x86_64/Makefile
index 29cd0a6..dc512e5 100644
--- a/android/external/x86_64/Makefile
+++ b/android/external/x86_64/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ libetpan.src.stamp: ../downloads/libetpan.tar.gz
 
 libetpan/Makefile: libetpan.src.stamp | libiconv-install
 	cd libetpan/build-android; ICONV_PREFIX=$(LOCAL) bash ./build.sh
-	mv libetpan/build-android/libetpan-android-1.zip ../
+	cp -r libetpan/build-android/libetpan-android-1/$(APP_ABI)/lib/* $(LOCAL)/lib/
+	cp -r libetpan/build-android/libetpan-android-1/include/* $(LOCAL)/include/
 	touch $@
 
 libetpan-build: libetpan/Makefile
diff --git a/android/jni/Android.mk b/android/jni/Android.mk
index 500932e..4a800e7 100644
--- a/android/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/android/jni/Android.mk
@@ -2,38 +2,38 @@ LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
 SRC_PATH := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../../
 ENGINE_PATH := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../../pEpEngine
 LIB_PEP_ADAPTER_PATH:=$(SRC_PATH)/libpEpAdapter
-GPGBUILD:= $(LOCAL_PATH)/../external/output/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)
+GPGBUILD:= $(LOCAL_PATH)/../external/output/
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := libiconv
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(GPGBUILD)/lib/libiconv.a
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(GPGBUILD)/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/lib/libiconv.a
 include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := libsequoia_openpgp_ffi
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(GPGBUILD)/lib/libsequoia_openpgp_ffi.a
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(GPGBUILD)/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/lib/libsequoia_openpgp_ffi.a
 include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := libhogweed
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(GPGBUILD)/lib/libhogweed.so
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(GPGBUILD)/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/lib/libhogweed.so
 include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := libgmp
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(GPGBUILD)/lib/libgmp.so
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(GPGBUILD)/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/lib/libgmp.so
 include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := libnettle
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(GPGBUILD)/lib/libnettle.so
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(GPGBUILD)/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/lib/libnettle.so
 include $(PREBUILT_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := libetpan
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../build/libetpan-android-1/libs/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/libetpan.a
-LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDES += $(LOCAL_PATH)/../build/libetpan-android-1/include
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES :=  $(GPGBUILD)/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/lib/libetpan.a
+LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDES += $(GPGBUILD)/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/include
 LOCAL_EXPORT_LDLIBS := -lz
 include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES  := \
 		  ../../src/identity_api.cc \
 		  ../../src/jniutils.cc
 
-LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(GPGBUILD)/include
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(GPGBUILD)/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/include
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(LIB_PEP_ADAPTER_PATH)/build-android/include $(SRC_PATH)/libpEpAdapter
 
 LOCAL_LDFLAGS = -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition