diff --git a/libdistopia/CMakeLists.txt b/libdistopia/CMakeLists.txt
index b9c69f38..99d66ee5 100644
--- a/libdistopia/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libdistopia/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ target_include_directories(libdistopia PUBLIC
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include")
 
+# if (MSVC)
+#     target_compile_options(libdistopia PUBLIC /arch:AVX2 /Gv)
+# endif()
+
 if (DISTOPIA_LIBDISTOPIA_SUPRESS_MSVC_OPT)  # causes compiler crash on MSVC on GHA
     message(STATUS "Supressing MSVC optimisations in libdistopia")
     message(WARNING "This should only be used for testing and debugging purposes")
     if (MSVC)
-        target_compile_options(libdistopia PRIVATE /O1)
+        target_compile_options(libdistopia PRIVATE /Od /Gv /GF /Gy)
     endif()
 endif()