diff --git a/utils/build/testnet_linux_cli.sh b/utils/build/testnet_linux_cli.sh
index 2d30dd4c..f2ad7090 100755
--- a/utils/build/testnet_linux_cli.sh
+++ b/utils/build/testnet_linux_cli.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ else
   pip install conan  # Install Conan
 fi
 
+# install conan user settings override
+conan config install contrib/cmake/settings_user.yml
+
 curr_path=$(pwd)
 
 # Get the number of available CPU threads
diff --git a/utils/build/testnet_linux_gui.sh b/utils/build/testnet_linux_gui.sh
index 07cd1862..7a0d1d6f 100755
--- a/utils/build/testnet_linux_gui.sh
+++ b/utils/build/testnet_linux_gui.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ else
   pip install conan  # Install Conan
 fi
 
+# install conan user settings override
+conan config install contrib/cmake/settings_user.yml
+
 prj_root=$(pwd)
 
 echo "---------------- BUILDING PROJECT ----------------"
diff --git a/utils/build/testnet_mac_osx_cli.sh b/utils/build/testnet_mac_osx_cli.sh
index 4ecc7098..9325d9a8 100755
--- a/utils/build/testnet_mac_osx_cli.sh
+++ b/utils/build/testnet_mac_osx_cli.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ else
   pip install conan  # Install Conan
 fi
 
+# install conan user settings override
+conan config install contrib/cmake/settings_user.yml
+
 testnet_def="-D TESTNET=TRUE"
 testnet_label="testnet "
 ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX=${ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX}testnet
diff --git a/utils/build/testnet_mac_osx_gui.sh b/utils/build/testnet_mac_osx_gui.sh
index 4777579e..ac3e12ea 100755
--- a/utils/build/testnet_mac_osx_gui.sh
+++ b/utils/build/testnet_mac_osx_gui.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ else
   pip install conan  # Install Conan
 fi
 
+# install conan user settings override
+conan config install contrib/cmake/settings_user.yml
+
+
 ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX=lethean-gui-bundle-macos-testnet-$(arch)
 
 rm -rf build; mkdir -p build/release; cd build/release;