diff --git a/scripts/build_basalt.sh b/scripts/build_basalt.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 239d228..0000000
--- a/scripts/build_basalt.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -ev
-
-echo "Basalt is currently unsupported"
-exit 1
-#
-# REPO_DIR=$1
-#
-# PREFIX=$2
-#
-# DO_PULL=$3
-#
-# REPO_URL=$4
-#
-# if [[ -z $REPO_DIR ]] || [[ -z $PREFIX ]] || [[ -z $DO_PULL ]]; then
-#     echo "Usage: $0 REPO_DIR PREFIX DO_PULL [REPO_URL]"
-#     exit 1
-# fi
-#
-# if [[ -z $REPO_URL ]]; then
-#     REPO_URL="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mateosss/basalt"
-# fi
-#
-# "$(dirname -- "$0")/_clone_or_pull.sh" "$REPO_URL" "$REPO_DIR" "$DO_PULL"
-#
-# cd "$REPO_DIR"
-# rm -rf build
-# mkdir -p build
-# cd build
diff --git a/scripts/meson.build b/scripts/meson.build
index f10ce78..2a77cb9 100644
--- a/scripts/meson.build
+++ b/scripts/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 install_data('_clone_or_pull.sh', install_dir: pkgdatadir / 'scripts')
-install_data('build_basalt.sh', install_dir: pkgdatadir / 'scripts')
 install_data('build_mercury.sh', install_dir: pkgdatadir / 'scripts')
diff --git a/src/builders/build_basalt.rs b/src/builders/build_basalt.rs
index 5aa0df4..cac6fed 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_basalt.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_basalt.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,73 @@
-use crate::{constants::pkg_data_dir, profile::Profile, runner::Runner};
+use crate::{
+    build_tools::{cmake::Cmake, git::Git},
+    constants::pkg_data_dir,
+    file_utils::rm_rf,
+    profile::Profile,
+    runner::Runner,
+};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, path::Path};
 
-pub fn get_build_basalt_runner(profile: &Profile) -> Runner {
-    let mut args = vec![
-        profile
-            .features.basalt.path.clone()
-            .expect("Missing basalt path for given profile"),
-        profile.prefix.clone(),
-        match profile.pull_on_build {
-            true => "1".into(),
-            false => "0".into(),
+pub fn get_build_basalt_runners(profile: &Profile, clean_build: bool) -> Vec<Runner> {
+    let mut runners: Vec<Runner> = vec![];
+    let git = Git {
+        repo: match profile.features.basalt.repo.as_ref() {
+            Some(r) => r.clone(),
+            None => "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mateosss/basalt.git".into(),
         },
-    ];
-    if profile.features.basalt.repo.is_some() {
-        args.push(profile.features.basalt.repo.as_ref().unwrap().clone());
-    }
-    let runner = Runner::new(
-        None,
-        format!("{sysdata}/scripts/build_basalt.sh", sysdata = pkg_data_dir()),
-        args,
+        dir: profile.features.basalt.path.as_ref().unwrap().clone(),
+    };
+    match git.clone_or_pull(profile) {
+        Some(r) => runners.push(r),
+        None => {}
+    };
+
+    let build_dir = format!("{}/build", profile.features.basalt.path.as_ref().unwrap());
+    let mut cmake_vars: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
+    cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "Release".into());
+    cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX".into(), profile.prefix.clone());
+    cmake_vars.insert("BUILD_TESTS".into(), "OFF".into());
+    cmake_vars.insert("BASALT_INSTANTIATIONS_DOUBLE".into(), "OFF".into());
+    cmake_vars.insert(
+        "CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR".into(),
+        format!("{}/lib", profile.prefix),
     );
-    runner
+
+    let cmake = Cmake {
+        env: None,
+        vars: Some(cmake_vars),
+        source_dir: profile.features.basalt.path.as_ref().unwrap().clone(),
+        build_dir: build_dir.clone(),
+    };
+    if !Path::new(&build_dir).is_dir() || clean_build {
+        rm_rf(&build_dir);
+        runners.push(cmake.get_prepare_runner());
+    }
+    runners.push(cmake.get_build_runner());
+    runners.push(cmake.get_install_runner());
+
+    runners.push(Runner::new(
+        None,
+        "mkdir".into(),
+        vec![
+            "-p".into(),
+            format!(
+                "{}/share/basalt/thirdparty/basalt-headers/thirdparty",
+                profile.prefix
+            ),
+        ],
+    ));
+    runners.push(Runner::new(
+        None,
+        "cp".into(),
+        vec![
+            "-Ra".into(),
+            format!(
+                "{}/basalt/thirdparty/basalt-headers/thirdparty/eigen",
+                profile.features.basalt.path.as_ref().unwrap().clone()
+            ),
+            format!("{}/share/basalt/thirdparty", profile.prefix),
+        ],
+    ));
+
+    runners
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/app.rs b/src/ui/app.rs
index 34a5b6c..3615d75 100644
--- a/src/ui/app.rs
+++ b/src/ui/app.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::build_window::{BuildStatus, BuildWindow};
 use super::debug_view::{DebugView, DebugViewMsg};
 use super::libsurvive_setup_window::LibsurviveSetupWindow;
 use super::main_view::MainViewMsg;
-use crate::builders::build_basalt::get_build_basalt_runner;
+use crate::builders::build_basalt::get_build_basalt_runners;
 use crate::builders::build_libsurvive::get_build_libsurvive_runners;
 use crate::builders::build_mercury::get_build_mercury_runner;
 use crate::builders::build_monado::get_build_monado_runners;
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ impl SimpleComponent for App {
                     }
                     if profile.features.basalt.enabled {
                         missing_deps.extend(get_missing_basalt_deps());
-                        runners.push(get_build_basalt_runner(&profile));
+                        runners.extend(get_build_basalt_runners(&profile, clean_build));
                     }
                     if profile.features.mercury_enabled {
                         missing_deps.extend(get_missing_mercury_deps());