diff --git a/libs.json b/libs.json
--- a/libs.json
+++ b/libs.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         "machine": "x86_64",
         "pointer_size": 64,
         "sysname": "macos",
-        "link_type": "static",
+        "link_type": "dynamic",
         "obj_name": "libcurl-impersonate.a",
         "arch": "x86_64"
     },
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         "machine": "arm64",
         "pointer_size": 64,
         "sysname": "macos",
-        "link_type": "static",
+        "link_type": "dynamic",
         "obj_name": "libcurl-impersonate.a",
         "arch": "arm64"
     },
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         "machine": "x86_64",
         "pointer_size": 64,
         "sysname": "linux",
-        "link_type": "static",
+        "link_type": "dynamic",
         "libc": "gnu",
         "obj_name": "libcurl-impersonate.a",
         "arch": "x86_64"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         "machine": "x86_64",
         "pointer_size": 64,
         "sysname": "linux",
-        "link_type": "static",
+        "link_type": "dynamic",
         "libc": "musl",
         "obj_name": "libcurl-impersonate.a",
         "arch": "x86_64"
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         "machine": "i686",
         "pointer_size": 32,
         "sysname": "linux",
-        "link_type": "static",
+        "link_type": "dynamic",
         "libc": "gnu",
         "obj_name": "libcurl-impersonate.a",
         "arch": "i386"
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         "machine": "aarch64",
         "pointer_size": 64,
         "sysname": "linux",
-        "link_type": "static",
+        "link_type": "dynamic",
         "libc": "gnu",
         "obj_name": "libcurl-impersonate.a",
         "arch": "aarch64"
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         "machine": "aarch64",
         "pointer_size": 64,
         "sysname": "linux-android",
-        "link_type": "static",
+        "link_type": "dynamic",
         "libc": "android",
         "obj_name": "libcurl-impersonate.a",
         "arch": "aarch64"
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         "machine": "riscv64",
         "pointer_size": 64,
         "sysname": "linux",
-        "link_type": "static",
+        "link_type": "dynamic",
         "libc": "gnu",
         "obj_name": "libcurl-impersonate.a",
         "arch": "riscv64"
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         "machine": "aarch64",
         "pointer_size": 64,
         "sysname": "linux",
-        "link_type": "static",
+        "link_type": "dynamic",
         "libc": "musl",
         "obj_name": "libcurl-impersonate.a",
         "arch": "aarch64"
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         "machine": "armv6l",
         "pointer_size": 32,
         "sysname": "linux",
-        "link_type": "static",
+        "link_type": "dynamic",
         "libc": "gnueabihf",
         "obj_name": "libcurl-impersonate.a",
         "arch": "arm"
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
         "machine": "armv7l",
         "pointer_size": 32,
         "sysname": "linux",
-        "link_type": "static",
+        "link_type": "dynamic",
         "libc": "gnueabihf",
         "obj_name": "libcurl-impersonate.a",
         "arch": "arm"
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         "machine": "loongarch64",
         "pointer_size": 64,
         "sysname": "linux",
-        "link_type": "static",
+        "link_type": "dynamic",
         "libc": "gnu",
         "obj_name": "libcurl-impersonate.a",
         "arch": "loongarch64"
diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@


 def get_curl_archives():
-    print("Files in linking directory:")
-    print(os.listdir(libdir))
-    if is_static:
+    if is_static and libdir.exists():
         # note that the order of libraries matters
         # https://stackoverflow.com/a/36581865
         return [str(libdir / arch["obj_name"])]
@@ -146,7 +144,6 @@
 ffibuilder = FFI()
 system = platform.system()
 root_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent
-download_libcurl()

 # With mega archive, we only have one to link
 static_libs = get_curl_archives()
@@ -197,4 +194,4 @@


 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    ffibuilder.compile(verbose=False)
+    ffibuilder.compile(verbose=True)