diff --git a/codegen/cmake/AddService.cmake b/codegen/cmake/AddService.cmake
index 2265359..a8c2a29 100644
--- a/codegen/cmake/AddService.cmake
+++ b/codegen/cmake/AddService.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 function(add_service SERVICE_NAME JSON_FILE)
+    # generate the output directory, otherwise python will complain when multiple instances are run
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/include)
     add_custom_command(
             OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/include/${SERVICE_NAME}Base.hpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/${SERVICE_NAME}Base.cpp
             COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -m cogapp -d -I ${XBOT_CODEGEN_PATH}/xbot_codegen -D service_file=${JSON_FILE} -o ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/include/${SERVICE_NAME}Base.hpp ${XBOT_CODEGEN_PATH}/templates/ServiceTemplate.hpp
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ function(add_service SERVICE_NAME JSON_FILE)
 endfunction()
 
 function(target_add_service TARGET_NAME SERVICE_NAME JSON_FILE)
+    # generate the output directory, otherwise python will complain when multiple instances are run
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/include)
     add_custom_command(
             OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/include/${SERVICE_NAME}Base.hpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/${SERVICE_NAME}Base.cpp
             COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -m cogapp -d -I ${XBOT_CODEGEN_PATH}/xbot_codegen -D service_file=${JSON_FILE} -o ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/include/${SERVICE_NAME}Base.hpp ${XBOT_CODEGEN_PATH}/templates/ServiceTemplate.hpp
diff --git a/codegen/cmake/AddServiceInterface.cmake b/codegen/cmake/AddServiceInterface.cmake
index b2fd699..1def3de 100644
--- a/codegen/cmake/AddServiceInterface.cmake
+++ b/codegen/cmake/AddServiceInterface.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 function(add_service_interface SERVICE_INTERFACE_NAME JSON_FILE)
+    # generate the output directory, otherwise python will complain when multiple instances are run
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/include)
     add_custom_command(
             OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/include/${SERVICE_INTERFACE_NAME}Base.hpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/${SERVICE_INTERFACE_NAME}Base.cpp
             COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -m cogapp -d -I ${XBOT_CODEGEN_PATH}/xbot_codegen -D service_file=${JSON_FILE} -o ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/include/${SERVICE_INTERFACE_NAME}Base.hpp ${XBOT_CODEGEN_PATH}/templates/ServiceInterfaceTemplate.hpp
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@ function(add_service_interface SERVICE_INTERFACE_NAME JSON_FILE)
 endfunction()
 
 function(target_add_service_interface TARGET_NAME SERVICE_INTERFACE_NAME JSON_FILE)
-
+    # generate the output directory, otherwise python will complain when multiple instances are run
+    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/include)
     add_custom_command(
             OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/include/${SERVICE_INTERFACE_NAME}Base.hpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/${SERVICE_INTERFACE_NAME}Base.cpp
             COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -m cogapp -d -I ${XBOT_CODEGEN_PATH}/xbot_codegen -D service_file=${JSON_FILE} -o ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/generated/include/${SERVICE_INTERFACE_NAME}Base.hpp ${XBOT_CODEGEN_PATH}/templates/ServiceInterfaceTemplate.hpp
diff --git a/libxbot-service/CMakeLists.txt b/libxbot-service/CMakeLists.txt
index 25d45a3..d8ded7e 100644
--- a/libxbot-service/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libxbot-service/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ project(xbot-service C CXX)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Werror)
-
 
 # Allow logging using ulog
 #add_compile_definitions(ULOG_ENABLED)
@@ -16,6 +14,7 @@ add_library(xbot-service STATIC
         src/RemoteLogging.cpp
         src/ServiceIo.cpp
 )
+target_compile_options(xbot-service PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-volatile)
 
 if (NOT DEFINED XBOT_CUSTOM_PORT_PATH)
     SET(XBOT_CUSTOM_PORT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/portable/linux)