diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9408c6840b3efee30a0c3a838a6b6bdf38212c01..f73c6e020f1e63e6be7b49e45c01f7ae90fb8e7d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ windows:
     - mkdir build
     - cd build
     - cmake .. -DBUILD_VF_CPU=OFF -DBUILD_VF_GPU=ON -DBUILD_VF_UNIT_TESTS=ON -G "$CMAKE_GENERATOR" ..
-    #- MSBuild.exe walberla.sln /property:Configuration=$BUILD_CONFIGURATION /verbosity:minimal /maxcpucount:4
+    - MSBuild.exe VirtualFluids.sln /property:Configuration=$BUILD_CONFIGURATION /verbosity:normal /maxcpucount:4
 
   variables:
     CMAKE_GENERATOR: "Visual Studio 16 2019"
+    BUILD_CONFIGURATION: "Release"
diff --git a/cpu.cmake b/cpu.cmake
index e9b33c18e665262bdfbfe3a32d377463e6e922ee..ebb6d6869f5f631c0716bb9e5ad4020005b8e8f9 100644
--- a/cpu.cmake
+++ b/cpu.cmake
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER mpicc)
 #set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER mpiCC)
 
-PROJECT(VirtualFluids)
-
 #debug build for unix
 #IF(UNIX)
 #SET(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE DEBUG)
diff --git a/gpu.cmake b/gpu.cmake
index bc056ea83a0659ccbf5e8469e7e9b85681c91b23..f68b8291db69bffecc16c5b317d46cf2914baac3 100644
--- a/gpu.cmake
+++ b/gpu.cmake
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@
 #SET(CUDA_CUT_INCLUDE_DIR    "/cluster/cuda/9.0/include;/cluster/cuda/9.0/samples/common/inc" CACHE PATH "CUDA_CUT_INCLUDE_DIR")
 #SET(CUDA_SAMPLE_INCLUDE_DIR "/cluster/cuda/9.0/samples/common/inc" CACHE PATH "CUDA_CUT_INCLUDE_DIR")
 
-#############################################################
-###                   PROJECT SETTINGS                    ###
-#############################################################
-
-project(VirtualFluidsGPU)
-
-
 #############################################################
 ###                         OPTIONS                       ###
 #############################################################