diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Lobby/CMakeLists.txt b/src/servers/Server_Lobby/CMakeLists.txt
index 57e57488..2a00e114 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Lobby/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Lobby/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ set_target_properties(server_lobby PROPERTIES
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
+    VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
 )
 
 if (UNIX)
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_REST/CMakeLists.txt b/src/servers/Server_REST/CMakeLists.txt
index 59de42a2..44117722 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_REST/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/servers/Server_REST/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ set_target_properties(server_rest PROPERTIES
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
+    VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
 )
 
 if (UNIX)
   target_link_libraries (server_rest Common xivdat pthread mysqlclient dl z)
 else()
+  # ignore unchecked iterators warnings from msvc
+  add_definitions(-D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+
   target_link_libraries (server_rest Common xivdat libmysql zlib1)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Zone/CMakeLists.txt b/src/servers/Server_Zone/CMakeLists.txt
index 50a34131..cfe376b8 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Zone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Zone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ set_target_properties(server_zone PROPERTIES
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
+    VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../bin/"
 )
 
 if (UNIX)