diff --git a/cmake/Config.cmake.in b/cmake/Config.cmake.in
index d9532b9c..367a4af2 100644
--- a/cmake/Config.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/Config.cmake.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ find_package(ARM_NEON_2_x86_SSE CONFIG REQUIRED) # header
 find_package(Eigen3 CONFIG REQUIRED)             # header
 find_package(cereal CONFIG REQUIRED)             # header
 find_package(dlib CONFIG REQUIRED)               # header (for now)
-find_package(half CONFIG REQUIRED)               # header 
+find_package(half CONFIG REQUIRED)               # header
 find_package(spdlog CONFIG REQUIRED)             # header
 find_package(sse2neon CONFIG REQUIRED)           # header
 if(@DRISHTI_USE_THREAD_POOL_CPP@)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ endif()
 
 ##
 ## Experimental: typically disabled for release
-## 
+##
 
 if(@DRISHTI_BUILD_DEST@)
   find_package(dest CONFIG REQUIRED)
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ endif()
 
 if(@DRISHTI_BUILD_EOS@)
   find_package(eos CONFIG REQUIRED)
-  find_package(Boost CONFIG REQUIRED filesystem system)  
+  find_package(Boost CONFIG REQUIRED filesystem system)
+endif()
+
+if(@DRISHTI_BUILD_FACE@)
+  find_package(nlohmann_json CONFIG REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
 find_package(glm CONFIG REQUIRED)
@@ -50,4 +54,3 @@ endif()
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/@drishti_targets_export_name@.cmake")
 check_required_components("@PROJECT_NAME@")
-
diff --git a/src/lib/drishti/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/drishti/CMakeLists.txt
index 287c914d..467726b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/drishti/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/drishti/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ endif()
 
 set(LIB_TYPE STATIC)
 
+if(DRISHTI_BUILD_FACE)
+  hunter_add_package(nlohmann_json)
+  find_package(nlohmann_json CONFIG REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
 ##################
 #### world #######
 ##################
@@ -108,6 +113,9 @@ if(DRISHTI_BUILD_WORLD)
   drishti_hide(drishti_world)
 
   target_link_libraries(drishti_world PUBLIC ${DRISHTI_SDK_3RDPARTY_LIBS} xgboost::xgboost Eigen3::Eigen)
+  if(DRISHTI_BUILD_FACE)
+    target_link_libraries(drishti_world PUBLIC nlohmann_json)
+  endif()
 
   if(DRISHTI_USE_THREAD_POOL_CPP)
     target_link_libraries(drishti_world PUBLIC thread-pool-cpp::thread-pool-cpp)
@@ -175,7 +183,7 @@ else()
   ## drishti_face
   if(DRISHTI_BUILD_FACE)
     add_library(drishti_face ${LIB_TYPE} ${DRISHTI_FACE_SRCS} ${DRISHTI_FACE_HDRS_PUBLIC})
-    target_link_libraries(drishti_face PUBLIC drishti_eye ${DRISHTI_OBJ_ACF} ${OpenCV_LIBS} ${EOS_LIB})
+    target_link_libraries(drishti_face PUBLIC drishti_eye ${DRISHTI_OBJ_ACF} ${OpenCV_LIBS} ${EOS_LIB} nlohmann_json)
     set(DRISHTI_OBJ_FACE drishti_face)
   endif()