diff --git a/util/build_detector.sh b/util/build_detector.sh
index bccf765b24b79d9aa00d5075a1c20f321abfb1fd..17ee5a085faeca3f28d13f364893f338fd26b800 100755
--- a/util/build_detector.sh
+++ b/util/build_detector.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ echo "Building and installing the ${JUGGLER_DETECTOR} package"
 
 mkdir -p ${DETECTOR_PREFIX}/build
 pushd ${DETECTOR_PREFIX}/build
-cmake ${DETECTOR_PATH} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${LOCAL_PREFIX} && make -j30 install
+cmake ${DETECTOR_PATH} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${LOCAL_PREFIX} -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 &&
+  make -j30 install || exit 1
 
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 ## Step 3: That's all!