diff --git a/async-query-core/build.gradle b/async-query-core/build.gradle
index abdda4a4e0..176d14950f 100644
--- a/async-query-core/build.gradle
+++ b/async-query-core/build.gradle
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ configurations {
     }
 }
 
-// Make sure the downloadG4File task runs before the generateGrammarSource task
-generateGrammarSource.dependsOn downloadG4Files
+// skip download in case of offline build
+if (!gradle.startParameter.offline) {
+    // Make sure the downloadG4File task runs before the generateGrammarSource task
+    generateGrammarSource.dependsOn downloadG4Files
+}
 
 dependencies {
     antlr "org.antlr:antlr4:4.7.1"
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index f09e18c8d1..9cf1715335 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ rootProject.name = 'opensearch-sql'
 include 'opensearch-sql-plugin'
 project(':opensearch-sql-plugin').projectDir = file('plugin')
 include 'ppl'
-include 'integ-test'
 include 'common'
 include 'opensearch'
 include 'core'
 include 'protocol'
-include 'doctest'
 include 'legacy'
 include 'sql'
 include 'prometheus'
@@ -23,3 +21,9 @@ include 'datasources'
 include 'spark'
 include 'async-query-core'
 include 'async-query'
+
+// exclude integ-test/doctest in case of offline build since they need downloads
+if (!gradle.startParameter.offline) {
+    include 'integ-test'
+    include 'doctest'
+}