diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6ef8dd91..3ce40947 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ build_windows:
       - dnf -y install wine wget p7zip sed dos2unix
       - unix2dos *.txt
       - unix2dos files_example/*.txt files_example/*/*.txt
-      - sed -i 's/C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\\VC\\bin\\amd64\\vcvars64.bat/.\\sdk_standalone\\set_vars64.bat/g' build_env_x64.bat
-      - sed -i 's/C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\\VC\\bin\\vcvars32.bat/.\\sdk_standalone\\set_vars32.bat/g' build_env_x86.bat
       - sed -i 's/..\\vcpkg\\packages\\/.\\/g' build_set_protobuf_directories.bat
       - wget 'https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator/uploads/48db8f434a193aae872279dc4f5dde6a/sdk_standalone.7z'
       - wget 'https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator/uploads/0119304e030098b4821d73170fe52084/protobuf_x64-windows-static.7z'
diff --git a/build_env_x64.bat b/build_env_x64.bat
index 128cc2e9..89656d50 100755
--- a/build_env_x64.bat
+++ b/build_env_x64.bat
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ set VS_Base_Path=C:\Program Files (x86)
 if exist "%VS_Base_Path%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat" goto vs2019
 if exist "%VS_Base_Path%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat" goto vs2017
 if exist "%VS_Base_Path%\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin\amd64\vcvars64.bat" goto vs14
+if exist ".\sdk_standalone\set_vars64.bat" goto gitlabci
 
 :vs2019
 call "%VS_Base_Path%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
@@ -19,4 +20,8 @@ goto batend
 :vs14
 call "%VS_Base_Path%\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin\amd64\vcvars64.bat"
 goto batend
+
+:gitlabci
+call ".\sdk_standalone\set_vars64.bat"
+goto batend
 :batend
diff --git a/build_env_x86.bat b/build_env_x86.bat
index cc2d46ed..093b198e 100755
--- a/build_env_x86.bat
+++ b/build_env_x86.bat
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ set VS_Base_Path=C:\Program Files (x86)
 if exist "%VS_Base_Path%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars32.bat" goto vs2019
 if exist "%VS_Base_Path%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars32.bat" goto vs2017
 if exist "%VS_Base_Path%\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin\amd64_x86\vcvarsamd64_x86.bat" goto vs14
+if exist ".\sdk_standalone\set_vars32.bat" goto gitlabci
 
 :vs2019
 call "%VS_Base_Path%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars32.bat"
@@ -19,4 +20,8 @@ goto batend
 :vs14
 call "%VS_Base_Path%\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin\amd64_x86\vcvarsamd64_x86.bat"
 goto batend
+
+:gitlabci
+call ".\sdk_standalone\set_vars32.bat"
+goto batend
 :batend
diff --git a/build_set_protobuf_directories.bat b/build_set_protobuf_directories.bat
index 7d8fbd51..bf81456d 100755
--- a/build_set_protobuf_directories.bat
+++ b/build_set_protobuf_directories.bat
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
+@echo off
+cd /d "%~dp0"
 SET PROTOBUF_X86_DIRECTORY=..\vcpkg\packages\protobuf_x86-windows-static
 SET PROTOBUF_X64_DIRECTORY=..\vcpkg\packages\protobuf_x64-windows-static
+
 rem location of protoc in protobuf directories:
-SET PROTOC_DIRECTORY=\tools\protobuf\protoc.exe
+SET PROTOC_X86_EXE=%PROTOBUF_X86_DIRECTORY%\tools\protobuf\protoc.exe
+SET PROTOC_X64_EXE=%PROTOBUF_X64_DIRECTORY%\tools\protobuf\protoc.exe
+
+if exist "%PROTOBUF_X86_DIRECTORY%\lib\libprotobuf-lite.lib" (
+SET PROTOBUF_X86_LIBRARY=%PROTOBUF_X86_DIRECTORY%\lib\libprotobuf-lite.lib
+) else (
+SET PROTOBUF_X86_LIBRARY=%PROTOBUF_X86_DIRECTORY%\lib\libprotobuf.lib
+)
 
 if exist "%PROTOBUF_X64_DIRECTORY%\lib\libprotobuf-lite.lib" (
-SET PROTOBUF_LIBRARY=\lib\libprotobuf-lite.lib
+SET PROTOBUF_X64_LIBRARY=%PROTOBUF_X64_DIRECTORY%\lib\libprotobuf-lite.lib
 ) else (
-SET PROTOBUF_LIBRARY=\lib\libprotobuf.lib
+SET PROTOBUF_X64_LIBRARY=%PROTOBUF_X64_DIRECTORY%\lib\libprotobuf.lib
 )