diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 819d20869..43a76926d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project('kiwix-lib', 'cpp',
   version : '1.1.1',
   license : 'GPL',
-  default_options : ['c_std=c11', 'cpp_std=c++11'])
+  default_options : ['c_std=c11', 'cpp_std=c++11', 'werror=true'])
 
 compiler = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 find_library_in_compiler = meson.version().version_compare('>=0.31.0')
diff --git a/src/common/networkTools.cpp b/src/common/networkTools.cpp
index 639e995c0..d2516996a 100644
--- a/src/common/networkTools.cpp
+++ b/src/common/networkTools.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@
 
 #include <common/networkTools.h>
 
+
+
 std::map<std::string, std::string> kiwix::getNetworkInterfaces()
 {
   std::map<std::string, std::string> interfaces;
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
   SOCKET sd = WSASocket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-  if (sd == SOCKET_ERROR) {
+  if (sd == (SOCKET)SOCKET_ERROR) {
     std::cerr << "Failed to get a socket. Error " << WSAGetLastError()
               << std::endl;
     return interfaces;
diff --git a/src/searcher.cpp b/src/searcher.cpp
index 65671b1bd..4fd430eba 100644
--- a/src/searcher.cpp
+++ b/src/searcher.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace kiwix
 class _Result : public Result
 {
  public:
-  _Result(Searcher* searcher, zim::Search::iterator& iterator);
+  _Result(zim::Search::iterator& iterator);
   virtual ~_Result(){};
 
   virtual std::string get_url();
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ class _Result : public Result
   virtual int get_readerIndex();
 
  private:
-  Searcher* searcher;
   zim::Search::iterator iterator;
 };
 
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ Result* Searcher::getNextResult()
     return internal->_xapianSearcher->getNextResult();
   } else if (internal->_search &&
              internal->current_iterator != internal->_search->end()) {
-    Result* result = new _Result(this, internal->current_iterator);
+    Result* result = new _Result(internal->current_iterator);
     internal->current_iterator++;
     return result;
   }
@@ -324,8 +323,8 @@ bool Searcher::setSearchProtocolPrefix(const std::string prefix)
   return true;
 }
 
-_Result::_Result(Searcher* searcher, zim::Search::iterator& iterator)
-    : searcher(searcher), iterator(iterator)
+_Result::_Result(zim::Search::iterator& iterator)
+    : iterator(iterator)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/xapian/myhtmlparse.h b/src/xapian/myhtmlparse.h
index f221cb5d7..d37298563 100644
--- a/src/xapian/myhtmlparse.h
+++ b/src/xapian/myhtmlparse.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class MyHtmlParser : public HtmlParser {
 	void process_text(const string &text);
 	void opening_tag(const string &tag);
 	void closing_tag(const string &tag);
+        using HtmlParser::parse_html;
 	void parse_html(const string &text, const string &charset_,
 			bool charset_from_meta_);
 	MyHtmlParser() :