diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d7379c9..64b36ca 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
         src/ulib/log/log.cpp
         src/ulib/log/level.cpp
 )
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC fmt::fmt jsoncpp_static)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC fmt::fmt jsoncpp_static sqlpp11::sqlpp11)
 target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ULIB_LIBRARY_IMPL)
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
     3party/inja
diff --git a/tests/3party/sqlpp11/sqlpp11_unittest.cpp b/tests/3party/sqlpp11/sqlpp11_unittest.cpp
index 2180533..69f04fa 100644
--- a/tests/3party/sqlpp11/sqlpp11_unittest.cpp
+++ b/tests/3party/sqlpp11/sqlpp11_unittest.cpp
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <sqlpp11/select.h>
+#include <sqlpp11/alias_provider.h>
+
+TEST(sqlpp11, select) { select(sqlpp::value(false).as(sqlpp::alias::a)); }
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 779c746..7c653dd 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ add_executable(ulib_test
         ulib/system/timer_unittest.cpp
         3party/inja/inja_unittest.cpp
         3party/optional/optional_unittest.cpp
+        3party/sqlpp11/sqlpp11_unittest.cpp
         ulib/utils/defer_unittest.cpp
 )
 target_link_libraries(ulib_test PRIVATE