diff --git a/Software/PC_Application/Application.pro b/Software/PC_Application/Application.pro
index 91e78d3..f5c08e9 100644
--- a/Software/PC_Application/Application.pro
+++ b/Software/PC_Application/Application.pro
@@ -256,3 +256,5 @@ CONFIG += c++14
 REVISION = $$system(git rev-parse HEAD)
 DEFINES += GITHASH=\\"\"$$REVISION\\"\"
 DEFINES += FW_MAJOR=0 FW_MINOR=1 FW_PATCH=0 FW_SUFFIX=\\"\"-alpha.2\\"\"
+DEFINES -= _UNICODE UNICODE
+
diff --git a/Software/PC_Application/appwindow.cpp b/Software/PC_Application/appwindow.cpp
index e6d0a0d..3dc0dfa 100644
--- a/Software/PC_Application/appwindow.cpp
+++ b/Software/PC_Application/appwindow.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void AppWindow::ConnectToDevice(QString serial)
                 break;
             }
         }
-    } catch (const runtime_error e) {
+    } catch (const runtime_error &e) {
         qWarning() << "Failed to connect:" << e.what();
         DisconnectDevice();
         UpdateDeviceList();