diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
index c42f79d2e5..54b0c791ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
@@ -149,14 +149,17 @@ jobs:
           - name: Ubuntu (20.04, gcc 9.4.0, open-mpi 4.0.3)
             CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: Release
             DOCKER_REPOSITORY: geosx/ubuntu20.04-gcc9
+            BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ON
 
           - name: Ubuntu debug (20.04, gcc 10.5.0, open-mpi 4.0.3) - github codespaces
             CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: Debug
             DOCKER_REPOSITORY: geosx/ubuntu20.04-gcc10
+            BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ON
 
           - name: Ubuntu (20.04, gcc 10.5.0, open-mpi 4.0.3) - github codespaces
             CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: Release
             DOCKER_REPOSITORY: geosx/ubuntu20.04-gcc10
+            BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ON
 
           - name: Ubuntu (22.04, gcc 11.4.0, open-mpi 4.1.2)
             CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: Release
@@ -164,18 +167,21 @@ jobs:
             ENABLE_HYPRE: ON
             ENABLE_TRILINOS: OFF
             GCP_BUCKET: geosx/ubuntu22.04-gcc11
+            BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ON
 
           - name: Ubuntu (22.04, gcc 12.3.0, open-mpi 4.1.2)
             CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: Release
             DOCKER_REPOSITORY: geosx/ubuntu22.04-gcc12
             ENABLE_HYPRE: ON
             ENABLE_TRILINOS: OFF
+            BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ON
 
           - name: Ubuntu (22.04, clang 15.0.7, open-mpi 4.1.2)
             CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: Release
             DOCKER_REPOSITORY: geosx/ubuntu22.04-clang15
             ENABLE_HYPRE: ON
             ENABLE_TRILINOS: OFF
+            BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ON
 
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
     with:
@@ -186,7 +192,6 @@ jobs:
       ENABLE_HYPRE: ${{ matrix.ENABLE_HYPRE }}
       ENABLE_TRILINOS: ${{ matrix.ENABLE_TRILINOS }}
       GCP_BUCKET: ${{ matrix.GCP_BUCKET }}
-      HOST_CONFIG: ${{ matrix.HOST_CONFIG }}
       RUNS_ON: ubuntu-22.04
     secrets: inherit
 
@@ -329,8 +334,6 @@ jobs:
       ENABLE_HYPRE_DEVICE: ${{ matrix.ENABLE_HYPRE_DEVICE }}
       ENABLE_HYPRE: ${{ matrix.ENABLE_HYPRE }}
       ENABLE_TRILINOS: ${{ matrix.ENABLE_TRILINOS }}
-      GCP_BUCKET: ${{ matrix.GCP_BUCKET }}
-      HOST_CONFIG: ${{ matrix.HOST_CONFIG }}
       NPROC: ${{ matrix.NPROC }}
       RUNS_ON: ${{ matrix.RUNS_ON }}
       REQUIRED_LABEL: "ci: run CUDA builds"
diff --git a/host-configs/apple/macOS_base.cmake b/host-configs/apple/macOS_base.cmake
index c9cf2efc8d..06635ad416 100644
--- a/host-configs/apple/macOS_base.cmake
+++ b/host-configs/apple/macOS_base.cmake
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ set( LAPACK_LIBRARIES ${HOMEBREW_DIR}/opt/lapack/lib/liblapack.dylib CACHE PATH
 set(ENABLE_DOXYGEN OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(ENABLE_MATHPRESSO OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE )
 
-set(GEOS_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(GEOS_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/CMakeLists.txt b/src/coreComponents/CMakeLists.txt
index 684399ab11..50b5e3dadb 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/coreComponents/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,19 @@ foreach( lib ${subdirs} )
 endforeach()
 
 add_library(geosx_core INTERFACE)
-target_link_libraries(geosx_core INTERFACE mainInterface )
+if( GEOS_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  target_link_libraries(geosx_core INTERFACE mainInterface )
+else()
+  get_target_property( libs geosx_core INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES )
+
+  set( linkLibs "" )
+  foreach( lib ${coreLibs} )
+    list( APPEND linkLibs "$<LINK_LIBRARY:WHOLE_ARCHIVE,${lib}>" )
+  endforeach()
+  message( "linkLibs = ${linkLibs}" )
+  target_link_libraries(geosx_core INTERFACE ${linkLibs} )
+endif()
+blt_print_target_properties( TARGET geosx_core )
 
 geosx_add_code_checks( PREFIX coreComponents
                        EXCLUDES cmake constitutive/PVTPackage )