diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d2fe017ef..6a8351223 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cat /proc/cpuinfo
 
       - name: install required packages
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libvulkan-dev libwayland-dev libxrandr-dev libxcb-randr0-dev libdconf-dev libdbus-1-dev libmagickcore-dev libxfconf-0-dev libsqlite3-dev librpm-dev libegl-dev libglx-dev libosmesa6-dev ocl-icd-opencl-dev libpulse-dev libdrm-dev libelf-dev directx-headers-dev python3-requests
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libvulkan-dev libwayland-dev libxrandr-dev libxcb-randr0-dev libdconf-dev libdbus-1-dev libmagickcore-dev libxfconf-0-dev libsqlite3-dev librpm-dev libegl-dev libglx-dev libosmesa6-dev ocl-icd-opencl-dev libpulse-dev libdrm-dev libelf-dev directx-headers-dev
 
       - name: install linuxbrew packages
         run: |
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cat /proc/cpuinfo
 
       - name: install required packages
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libvulkan-dev libwayland-dev libxrandr-dev libxcb-randr0-dev libdconf-dev libdbus-1-dev libmagickcore-dev libxfconf-0-dev libsqlite3-dev librpm-dev libegl-dev libglx-dev libosmesa6-dev ocl-icd-opencl-dev libpulse-dev libdrm-dev libelf-dev directx-headers-dev python3-requests libchafa-dev libddcutil-dev rpm
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libvulkan-dev libwayland-dev libxrandr-dev libxcb-randr0-dev libdconf-dev libdbus-1-dev libmagickcore-dev libxfconf-0-dev libsqlite3-dev librpm-dev libegl-dev libglx-dev libosmesa6-dev ocl-icd-opencl-dev libpulse-dev libdrm-dev libelf-dev directx-headers-dev libchafa-dev libddcutil-dev rpm
 
       - name: configure project
         run: cmake -DSET_TWEAK=Off -DBUILD_TESTS=On -DENABLE_EMBEDDED_PCIIDS=On -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr .
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cat /etc/alpine-release
           uname -a
-          apk add cmake samurai vulkan-loader-dev libxcb-dev wayland-dev libdrm-dev dconf-dev imagemagick-dev chafa-dev zlib-dev dbus-dev mesa-dev opencl-dev xfconf-dev sqlite-dev networkmanager-dev pulseaudio-dev ddcutil-dev elfutils-dev py3-requests gcc g++
+          apk add cmake samurai vulkan-loader-dev libxcb-dev wayland-dev libdrm-dev dconf-dev imagemagick-dev chafa-dev zlib-dev dbus-dev mesa-dev opencl-dev xfconf-dev sqlite-dev networkmanager-dev pulseaudio-dev ddcutil-dev elfutils-dev gcc g++
         shell: alpine.sh --root {0}
 
       - name: build
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ jobs:
           run: |
             uname -a
             sudo pkg update
-            sudo pkg install -y cmake git pkgconf binutils wayland vulkan-headers vulkan-loader libxcb libXrandr libX11 libdrm glib dconf dbus sqlite3-tcl xfce4-conf egl libosmesa opencl ocl-icd v4l_compat py311-requests chafa
+            sudo pkg install -y cmake git pkgconf binutils wayland vulkan-headers vulkan-loader libxcb libXrandr libX11 libdrm glib dconf dbus sqlite3-tcl xfce4-conf egl libosmesa opencl ocl-icd v4l_compat chafa
             cmake -DSET_TWEAK=Off -DBUILD_TESTS=On -DENABLE_EMBEDDED_PCIIDS=On .
             cmake --build . --target package --verbose -j4
             ./fastfetch --list-features
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ jobs:
           prepare: |
             uname -a
             pkg update
-            pkg install -y cmake git pkgconf binutils wayland vulkan-headers vulkan-loader libxcb libXrandr libX11 libdrm glib dconf dbus sqlite3-tcl xfce4-conf egl libosmesa opencl ocl-icd v4l_compat py39-requests chafa libelf
+            pkg install -y cmake git pkgconf binutils wayland vulkan-headers vulkan-loader libxcb libXrandr libX11 libdrm glib dconf dbus sqlite3-tcl xfce4-conf egl libosmesa opencl ocl-icd v4l_compat chafa libelf
 
           run: |
             cmake -DSET_TWEAK=Off -DBUILD_TESTS=On -DENABLE_EMBEDDED_PCIIDS=On .
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ jobs:
           version: '7.6'
           run: |
             uname -a
-            sudo pkg_add -r cmake git pkgconf wayland vulkan-headers vulkan-loader glib2 dconf dbus sqlite3 xfconf imagemagick chafa pulseaudio hwdata py3-requests
+            sudo pkg_add -r cmake git pkgconf wayland vulkan-headers vulkan-loader glib2 dconf dbus sqlite3 xfconf imagemagick chafa pulseaudio hwdata
             cmake -DSET_TWEAK=Off -DBUILD_TESTS=On -DENABLE_EMBEDDED_PCIIDS=ON .
             cmake --build . --target package --verbose -j4
             ./fastfetch --list-features
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ jobs:
           version: '10.1'
           run: |
             uname -a
-            sudo pkgin -y install cmake git pkgconf wayland vulkan-headers dconf dbus sqlite3 ImageMagick pulseaudio opencl-headers ocl-icd py312-requests
+            sudo pkgin -y install cmake git pkgconf wayland vulkan-headers dconf dbus sqlite3 ImageMagick pulseaudio opencl-headers ocl-icd
             cmake -DSET_TWEAK=Off -DBUILD_TESTS=On -DENABLE_EMBEDDED_PCIIDS=ON .
             cmake --build . --target package --verbose -j4
             ./fastfetch --list-features
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 769f81806..525285009 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -271,11 +271,16 @@ endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_EMBEDDED_PCIIDS AND NOT EXISTS "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/fastfetch_pciids.c.inc")
     if(Python_FOUND)
+        if(NOT EXISTS "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/pci.ids")
+            message(STATUS "'${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/pci.ids' is missing, downloading...")
+            file(DOWNLOAD "https://pci-ids.ucw.cz/v2.2/pci.ids" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/pci.ids")
+        endif()
         message(STATUS "Generating 'fastfetch_pciids.c.inc'")
-        execute_process(COMMAND ${Python_EXECUTABLE} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/gen-pciids.py"
+        execute_process(COMMAND ${Python_EXECUTABLE} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/gen-pciids.py" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/pci.ids"
                         OUTPUT_FILE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/fastfetch_pciids.c.inc"
                         RESULT_VARIABLE PYTHON_PCIIDS_RETCODE)
         if(NOT PYTHON_PCIIDS_RETCODE EQUAL 0)
+            file(REMOVE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/fastfetch_pciids.c.inc")
             message(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to generate 'fastfetch_pciids.c.inc'")
         endif()
     else()
diff --git a/scripts/gen-pciids.py b/scripts/gen-pciids.py
index 875b8511a..4c1270b9d 100755
--- a/scripts/gen-pciids.py
+++ b/scripts/gen-pciids.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-from requests import get as http_get
+import sys
 
 class PciDeviceModel:
     def __init__(self, id: int, name: str):
@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@ class PciVendorModel:
         self.name = name
         self.devices = []
 
-def main(keep_vendor_list: set):
+def main(keep_vendor_list: set, pci_ids_path: str):
     vendors = []
-    try:
-        with open('pci.ids', 'r') as f:
-            full_text = f.read()
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        response = http_get('https://pci-ids.ucw.cz/v2.2/pci.ids')
-        full_text = response.text
+    with open(pci_ids_path, 'r') as f:
+        full_text = f.read()
 
     dev_list_text = full_text[:full_text.rfind('\n\n\n')]  # remove known classes
     for line in dev_list_text.split('\n'):
@@ -80,6 +76,8 @@ const FFPciVendor ffPciVendors[] = {{
     print(code)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    len(sys.argv) == 2 or sys.exit('Usage: gen-pciids.py </path/to/pci.ids>')
+
     # From <src/detection/gpu/gpu.c>
     main({
         0x106b, # Apple
@@ -94,4 +92,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         0x1ab8, # Parallel
         0x1414, # Microsoft
         0x108e, # Oracle
-    })
+    }, sys.argv[1])