diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3985139d798295a923f8876bb27ece612e7a98ba..0903a6e50d3501f32141582df55736dd0a39ed2d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ msvc_16:
     - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
     - md -force $env:BUILD_FOLDER
     - cd $env:BUILD_FOLDER
-    - cmake .. --preset=all_msvc -DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON
+    - cmake .. --preset=all_msvc -DCMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES=61 -DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON
     - MSBuild.exe VirtualFluids.sln /property:Configuration=$env:BUILD_CONFIGURATION /verbosity:minimal /maxcpucount:4
 
   cache: