diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
index 5428056..5b2f4e8 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile
+++ b/backend/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MAKEFLAGS += -j16
 CXX=g++
 LD=g++
 
-CXXFLAGS = -std=c++23 -pedantic-errors -Wall -Wextra -Wconversion
+CXXFLAGS = -std=c++23 -pedantic-errors -Wall -Wextra -Wconversion -Wcpp
 LDFLAGS =
 
 libraries = libmosquitto
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ RELEASE = 0
 GDB = 0
 
 ifeq ($(RELEASE),1)
-	CXXFLAGS += -O3
+	CXXFLAGS += -O3 -Werror
 else
 	CXXFLAGS += -O0 -g -Wno-unused
 
diff --git a/backend/src/main.cpp b/backend/src/main.cpp
index d8274fa..a563246 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.cpp
+++ b/backend/src/main.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ int main(void)
 {
     std::println("Starting backend...");
 
-
     auto mqtt_client = mst::mqtt::Client(
         BACKEND_MQTT_HOST, BACKEND_MQTT_PORT, "test", "1234");