diff --git a/include/villas/node/exceptions.hpp b/include/villas/node/exceptions.hpp
index 55e41838f..36e1aff11 100644
--- a/include/villas/node/exceptions.hpp
+++ b/include/villas/node/exceptions.hpp
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <villas/node/config.h>
 #include <villas/exceptions.hpp>
 
+#ifdef WITH_CONFIG
+  #include <libconfig.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace villas {
 namespace node {