diff --git a/cmake_files/LookUpONNXRT.cmake b/cmake_files/LookUpONNXRT.cmake
index a0272167..5f872c27 100644
--- a/cmake_files/LookUpONNXRT.cmake
+++ b/cmake_files/LookUpONNXRT.cmake
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ if(${onnxruntime_FOUND})
   set(onnxruntime_LIBRARIES onnxruntime::onnxruntime)
   get_filename_component(onnxruntime_INSTALL_PREFIX "${onnxruntime_INCLUDE_DIR}/../../" ABSOLUTE)
   find_library(onnxruntime_LIBRARY onnxruntime PATHS "${onnxruntime_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
-  set_target_properties(${onnxruntime_LIBRARIES} PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION "${onnxruntime_LIBRARY}")
-  set_target_properties(${onnxruntime_LIBRARIES} PROPERTIES INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${onnxruntime_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+  set_target_properties(${onnxruntime_LIBRARIES}
+                        PROPERTIES
+                        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${onnxruntime_LIBRARY}"
+                        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${onnxruntime_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 endif()
 
 if(NOT ${onnxruntime_FOUND})
@@ -48,7 +50,10 @@ if(NOT ${onnxruntime_FOUND})
   set(onnxruntime_LIBRARY_DIR "${onnxruntime_DIR}/lib")
   set(onnxruntime_LIBRARIES onnxruntime::onnxruntime)
   add_library(${onnxruntime_LIBRARIES} SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL)
-  set_target_properties(${onnxruntime_LIBRARIES} PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${onnxruntime_LIBRARY_DIR}/libonnxruntime.so)
+  set_target_properties(${onnxruntime_LIBRARIES}
+                        PROPERTIES
+                        IMPORTED_LOCATION ${onnxruntime_LIBRARY_DIR}/libonnxruntime.so
+                        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${onnxruntime_INCLUDE_DIR})
   set(onnxruntime_FOUND TRUE)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/cmake_files/soptConfig.in.cmake b/cmake_files/soptConfig.in.cmake
index f1090de2..c117b0a2 100644
--- a/cmake_files/soptConfig.in.cmake
+++ b/cmake_files/soptConfig.in.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 get_filename_component(sopt_CMAKE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}" PATH)
 message(STATUS "Linking to sopt package in ${sopt_CMAKE_DIR}")
 set(sopt_INCLUDE_DIR "@ALL_INCLUDE_DIRS@")
+
+if(onnxrt)
+  # try and find ORT from the environment
+  find_package(onnxruntime QUIET)
+  if(NOT ${onnxruntime_FOUND})
+    # if not found, it was installed on the fly
+    set(onnxruntime_LIBRARIES onnxruntime::onnxruntime)
+    add_library(${onnxruntime_LIBRARIES} SHARED IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+    set_target_properties(${onnxruntime_LIBRARIES}
+                          PROPERTIES
+                          IMPORTED_LOCATION "@onnxruntime_DIR@/lib/libonnxruntime.so"
+                          INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "@onnxruntime_INCLUDE_DIR@")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 if(NOT TARGET libsopt AND EXISTS "${sopt_CMAKE_DIR}/soptCTargets.cmake")
   include("${sopt_CMAKE_DIR}/soptCTargets.cmake")
 endif()