diff --git a/storage/connect/CMakeLists.txt b/storage/connect/CMakeLists.txt
index 7fc73bce59e..a1234179311 100644
--- a/storage/connect/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/storage/connect/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ ELSE(NOT UNIX)
   tabwmi.cpp tabwmi.h tabmac.cpp tabmac.h macutil.cpp macutil.h)
   # Add exception handling to the CONNECT project)
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /EHsc")
-  SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MD")
-  SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MDd")
-  SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} /MD")
-  SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} /MD")
   SET(IPHLPAPI_LIBRARY iphlpapi.lib)
   IF(MSVC AND (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES Clang))
     # Connect does not work with clang-cl
@@ -322,20 +318,20 @@ ENDIF(CONNECT_WITH_MONGO)
 OPTION(CONNECT_WITH_REST "Compile CONNECT storage engine with REST support" ON)
 
 IF(CONNECT_WITH_REST)
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "=====> REST support is ON")
-  FIND_PACKAGE(cpprestsdk)
+  FIND_PACKAGE(cpprestsdk QUIET)
   IF (cpprestsdk_FOUND)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "=====> cpprestsdk found")
 	IF(UNIX)
 #     INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CPPRESTSDK_INCLUDE_DIR})
 #     If needed edit next line to set the path to libcpprest.so
       SET(REST_LIBRARY -lcpprest)
-      MESSAGE (STATUS ${REST_LIBRARY})
+#     MESSAGE (STATUS ${REST_LIBRARY})
 	ENDIF(UNIX)
-    SET(CONNECT_SOURCES ${CONNECT_SOURCES} tabrest.cpp restget.cpp tabrest.h)
-    add_definitions(-DREST_SUPPORT)
+    IF(REST_LIBRARY)
+      SET(CONNECT_SOURCES ${CONNECT_SOURCES} tabrest.cpp restget.cpp tabrest.h)
+      add_definitions(-DREST_SUPPORT)
+    ENDIF()
   ELSE(NOT cpprestsdk_FOUND)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "=====> cpprestsdk package not found")
+#    MESSAGE(STATUS "=====> cpprestsdk package not found")
   ENDIF (cpprestsdk_FOUND)
 ENDIF(CONNECT_WITH_REST)