diff --git a/TriviaBot/CMakeLists.txt b/TriviaBot/CMakeLists.txt
index 8168ecd..796c160 100644
--- a/TriviaBot/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/TriviaBot/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE sources bot/*.cpp bot/*.hpp)
 # add the data to the target, so it becomes visible in some IDE
 add_executable(TriviaBot ${sources})
 
-# just for example add some compiler flags
-target_compile_options(TriviaBot PUBLIC -std=c++14 -Wall -Wfloat-conversion -g)
+# add some compiler flags
+set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=c++14 -Wall -Wfloat-conversion ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 
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 ## dependencies ###############################################################