diff --git a/SuperBuild/cmake/External-Ceres.cmake b/SuperBuild/cmake/External-Ceres.cmake
index 323deef15..6be312278 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/cmake/External-Ceres.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild/cmake/External-Ceres.cmake
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(${_proj_name}
   URL               http://ceres-solver.org/ceres-solver-2.0.0.tar.gz
   #--Update/Patch step----------
   UPDATE_COMMAND    ""
-  PATCH_COMMAND    git apply ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/ceres.patch
+  PATCH_COMMAND    patch -p1 < ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/ceres.patch
   #--Configure step-------------
   SOURCE_DIR        ${SB_SOURCE_DIR}/${_proj_name}
   CMAKE_ARGS
diff --git a/SuperBuild/cmake/External-GDAL.cmake b/SuperBuild/cmake/External-GDAL.cmake
index 074ff6a6b..1e5a45564 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/cmake/External-GDAL.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild/cmake/External-GDAL.cmake
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ ExternalProject_Add(${_proj_name}
   CMAKE_ARGS
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${SB_INSTALL_DIR}
-    -DGDAL_PYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX=${SB_INSTALL_DIR}
+    -DGDAL_PYTHON_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PYTHON_HOME}
+    -DPython_EXECUTABLE=${PYTHON_EXE_PATH}
     -DBUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON
     ${WIN32_CMAKE_ARGS}
   #--Build step-----------------
diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index e9b09acbd..6c3196d2d 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Ensure the DEBIAN_FRONTEND environment variable is set for apt-get calls
 APT_GET="env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive $(command -v apt-get)"
 
-check_version(){  
+check_version(){
   UBUNTU_VERSION=$(lsb_release -r)
   case "$UBUNTU_VERSION" in
     *"20.04"*|*"21.04"*|*"24.04"*)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ installruntimedepsonly() {
 
 installreqs() {
     cd /code
-    
+
     ## Set up library paths
     export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$RUNPATH/SuperBuild/install/lib
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ installreqs() {
     echo "Updating the system"
     ensure_prereqs
     check_version
-    
+
     echo "Installing Required Requisites"
     installdepsfromsnapcraft build prereqs
     echo "Installing OpenCV Dependencies"
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ installreqs() {
     installdepsfromsnapcraft build openmvs
     echo "Installing GDAL Dependencies"
     installdepsfromsnapcraft build gdal
-    
+
     set -e
 
     # edt requires numpy to build
@@ -135,15 +135,13 @@ installreqs() {
 }
 
 installpython() {
-    echo "Installing Python requirements with compiled GDAL"
+    echo "Installing Python requirements"
     cd /code
-    export GDAL_CONFIG=${RUNPATH}/SuperBuild/install/bin/gdal-config
-    
     set -e
     venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt --ignore-installed
     set +e
 }
-    
+
 install() {
     installreqs
 
@@ -160,21 +158,20 @@ install() {
     fi
 
     set -eo pipefail
-    
     echo "Compiling SuperBuild"
     cd ${RUNPATH}/SuperBuild
     mkdir -p build && cd build
-    cmake .. \
-        -DBUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON \
-        -DPython_ROOT=/code/venv \
-        -DPython_FIND_VIRTUALENV=ONLY \
-        && make -j$processes
+    cmake .. && make -j$processes
+
+    # Reset terminal state
+    cd ${RUNPATH}
+    set +eo pipefail
 
     installpython
 
     echo "Configuration Finished"
 }
- 
+
 uninstall() {
     check_version