diff --git a/crosbot_explore/CMakeLists.txt b/crosbot_explore/CMakeLists.txt
index 499abd9a14c3c7f5647e32e3fc1ed28a867d9a4b..ddb1431e6217d7ba75273f65c9dbe008927b9db9 100644
--- a/crosbot_explore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/crosbot_explore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ add_executable(explorer src/nodes/explorer_node.cpp)
 add_dependencies(crosbot_explore
     ${PROJECT_NAME}_gencpp
     ${PROJECT_NAME}_gencfg
+    ${PROJECT_NAME}_generate_messages
 )
 add_dependencies(astar_explorer 
     ${PROJECT_NAME}