diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 67fa0342..2582129a 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -271,14 +271,22 @@ if (USE_SYSTEM_JSONCPP)
 endif ()
 
 if (NOT JSONCPP_FOUND AND NOT DISABLE_BUNDLED_JSONCPP)
-	message(STATUS "Using embedded JsonCpp (not found or USE_SYSTEM_JSONCPP disabled)")
+  message(STATUS "Using embedded JsonCpp (not found or USE_SYSTEM_JSONCPP disabled)")
   if (NOT TARGET jsoncpp_lib)
     add_library(jsoncpp_lib INTERFACE)
     target_include_directories(jsoncpp_lib INTERFACE
       "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/jsoncpp")
-  	target_sources(jsoncpp_lib INTERFACE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/jsoncpp/jsoncpp.cpp")
+    target_sources(jsoncpp_lib INTERFACE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/jsoncpp/jsoncpp.cpp")
+    # Because this satisfies the requirement, an installed JsonCpp is optional
+    set_package_properties(JsonCpp PROPERTIES TYPE OPTIONAL)
   endif ()
-	add_feature_info("JsonCpp (embedded)" TRUE "JsonCpp will be compiled from the bundled sources")
+  add_feature_info("JsonCpp (embedded)" TRUE "JsonCpp will be compiled from the bundled sources")
+endif ()
+
+if (JSONCPP_FOUND)
+  # JsonCpp is actually required, even though we probe for it optionally
+  # (This tells feature_summary() to bail if it's not found, later)
+  set_package_properties(JsonCpp PROPERTIES TYPE REQUIRED)
 endif ()
 
 # If we found any usable JsonCpp, use it. Otherwise, bail.
@@ -286,10 +294,6 @@ if (TARGET jsoncpp_lib)
   target_link_libraries(openshot PUBLIC jsoncpp_lib)
 endif ()
 
-# JsonCpp is actually required, even though we probe for it optionally
-# (This tells feature_summary() to bail if it's not found, later)
-set_package_properties(JsonCpp PROPERTIES TYPE REQUIRED)
-
 ###############  LINK LIBRARY  #################
 SET ( REQUIRED_LIBRARIES
 		${LIBOPENSHOT_AUDIO_LIBRARIES}