diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0b6108eaa..cddec20ac 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ if [[ -z "$(which cget)" ]]; then
 fi
 
 #rm -rf _build
-rm -rf thirdParty/cget
+#rm -rf thirdParty/cget
 cget install -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-fPIC" -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-fPIC" -DUSE_CXX3_ABI=ON --prefix thirdParty/cget -f thirdParty/requirements.txt