diff --git a/creator_exports.sh b/creator_exports.sh
index 7ceeaa5..2790efb 100755
--- a/creator_exports.sh
+++ b/creator_exports.sh
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ script_dir=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 export ROOT="${script_dir}/build/initrd_root"
 export BUSYBOX_PATH="/usr/lib/initcpio/busybox"
 export KERNEL="$(uname -r)"
+export GUEST_API_URL="https://gitea.detee.cloud/ghe0/stuff/releases/download/v0.0.0/guest_api.zst"
diff --git a/creator_functions.sh b/creator_functions.sh
index 609ba2d..ec4a897 100644
--- a/creator_functions.sh
+++ b/creator_functions.sh
@@ -149,19 +149,11 @@ scan_modules() {
 }
 
 install_guest_api() {
-  my_location="$(pwd)"
-  echo_blue "Building guest_api with cargo and saving log to ${my_location}/guest_api.log"
-  git clone git@gitea.detee.cloud:SNP/remote_decryption.git
-  cd remote_decryption/guest_api
-  # TODO: stick to master branch after code stabilizes
-  git checkout dtrfs
-  git pull
-  # TODO: download the binary from the detee registry
-  cargo build --release > "${my_location}/guest_api.log" 2>&1 ||
-    echo_red "Failed to build guest_api"
-  strip --discard-all target/release/guest_api
-  install_binary "$(pwd)/target/release/guest_api"
-  cd $my_location
+  wget -O guest_api.zst "$GUEST_API_URL" 2> /dev/null
+  zstd --decompress guest_api.zst
+  chmod +x guest_api
+  install_binary "$(pwd)/guest_api"
+  rm guest_api guest_api.zst
 }
 
 create_archive() {