diff --git a/assignment-client/CMakeLists.txt b/assignment-client/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c54ad71ac..3a2106250c 100644
--- a/assignment-client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/assignment-client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,11 +10,8 @@ link_hifi_libraries(
 )
 
 if (WIN32)
-  # we need SSL_EAY_LIBRARY_* to be set before we call package_libraries_for_deployment()
-  # so we have to call find_package(OpenSSL) here even though this target doesn't specifically need it
-  find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
-  set(MANUAL_SSLEAY_COPY TRUE)
   package_libraries_for_deployment()
 endif()
 
 install_beside_console()
+manually_install_ssl_eay()
diff --git a/cmake/macros/InstallBesideConsole.cmake b/cmake/macros/InstallBesideConsole.cmake
index f076c856f8..d34f54ed77 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/InstallBesideConsole.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/InstallBesideConsole.cmake
@@ -64,4 +64,8 @@ macro(install_beside_console)
     endif ()
   endif ()
 
+  # set variables used by manual ssleay library copy
+  set(TARGET_INSTALL_DIR ${COMPONENT_DESTINATION})
+  set(TARGET_INSTALL_COMPONENT ${SERVER_COMPONENT})
+
 endmacro()
diff --git a/cmake/macros/ManuallyInstallSSLEay.cmake b/cmake/macros/ManuallyInstallSSLEay.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..405bf6b1d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/macros/ManuallyInstallSSLEay.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#
+#  ManuallyInstallSSLEay.cmake
+#
+#  Created by Stephen Birarda on 1/15/16.
+#  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+#
+#  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+#  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+#
+
+macro(manually_install_ssl_eay)
+
+  # on windows we have had issues with targets missing ssleay library
+  # not convinced we actually need it (I assume it would show up in the dependency tree)
+  # but to be safe we install it manually beside the current target
+  if (WIN32)
+    # we need to find SSL_EAY_LIBRARY_* so we can install it beside this target
+    # so we have to call find_package(OpenSSL) here even though this target may not specifically need it
+    find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+
+    install(
+      FILES $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${SSL_EAY_LIBRARY_DEBUG}> $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:${SSL_EAY_LIBRARY_RELEASE}>
+      DESTINATION ${TARGET_INSTALL_DIR}
+      COMPONENT ${TARGET_INSTALL_COMPONENT}
+    )
+  endif()
+
+endmacro()
diff --git a/cmake/macros/PackageLibrariesForDeployment.cmake b/cmake/macros/PackageLibrariesForDeployment.cmake
index 322afc52e0..050cea9fe1 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/PackageLibrariesForDeployment.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/PackageLibrariesForDeployment.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #
 
 macro(PACKAGE_LIBRARIES_FOR_DEPLOYMENT)
-
   if (WIN32)
     configure_file(
       ${HF_CMAKE_DIR}/templates/FixupBundlePostBuild.cmake.in
diff --git a/cmake/templates/FixupBundlePostBuild.cmake.in b/cmake/templates/FixupBundlePostBuild.cmake.in
index fce74db31c..57d1fd787f 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/FixupBundlePostBuild.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/FixupBundlePostBuild.cmake.in
@@ -50,12 +50,5 @@ else()
   set(PLUGIN_EXTENSION "so")
 endif()
 
-file(GLOB EXTRA_LIBRARIES "${BUNDLE_PLUGIN_DIR}/*.${PLUGIN_EXTENSION}")
-
-set(MANUAL_SSLEAY_COPY @MANUAL_SSLEAY_COPY@)
-if (MANUAL_SSLEAY_COPY)
-  message(STATUS "Adding $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:@SSL_EAY_LIBRARY_DEBUG@> $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:@SSL_EAY_LIBRARY_RELEASE@> to fixed up libraries")
-  list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES "$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:@SSL_EAY_LIBRARY_DEBUG@>" "$<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:@SSL_EAY_LIBRARY_RELEASE@>")
-endif()
-
-fixup_bundle("${BUNDLE_EXECUTABLE}" "${EXTRA_LIBRARIES}" "@FIXUP_LIBS@")
+file(GLOB EXTRA_PLUGINS "${BUNDLE_PLUGIN_DIR}/*.${PLUGIN_EXTENSION}")
+fixup_bundle("${BUNDLE_EXECUTABLE}" "${EXTRA_PLUGINS}" "@FIXUP_LIBS@")
diff --git a/domain-server/CMakeLists.txt b/domain-server/CMakeLists.txt
index 08bd39190a..e48657e20e 100644
--- a/domain-server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/domain-server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ if (UNIX)
 endif ()
 
 if (WIN32)
-  set(MANUAL_SSLEAY_COPY TRUE)
   package_libraries_for_deployment()
 endif ()
 
 install_beside_console()
+manually_install_ssl_eay()
diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 482adea848..91a0abb3ee 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ fixup_interface()
 if (WIN32)
     set(EXTRA_DEPLOY_OPTIONS "--qmldir  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/qml")
 
-    # we need SSL_EAY_LIBRARY_* to be set before we call package_libraries_for_deployment()
-    # so we have to call find_package(OpenSSL) here even though this target doesn't specifically need it
-    find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
-    set(MANUAL_SSLEAY_COPY TRUE)
+    set(TARGET_INSTALL_DIR ${INTERFACE_INSTALL_DIR})
+    set(TARGET_INSTALL_COMPONENT ${CLIENT_COMPONENT})
+    manually_install_ssl_eay()
+
     package_libraries_for_deployment()
 endif()