diff --git a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
index f880597c0..cff252158 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run node tests
       shell: bash
       run: |
+        # prepare data
+        pushd build
+        cp ../test/data/ch/monaco.osm.pbf .
+        Release\osrm-extract -p ../profiles/car.lua monaco.osm.pbf
+
+        mkdir ch
+        cp ./monaco.osrm* ch/
+        Release\osrm-contract.exe ch/monaco.osrm
+        cp -rf ch/* ../test/data/ch/
+        popd
+
         ./lib/binding/osrm-datastore.exe test/data/ch/monaco.osrm
         node test/nodejs/index.js
     - name: Build Node package
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1876d6b85..541da1b87 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ else()
   add_definitions(-DOSRM_PROJECT_DIR="${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 endif()
 
+
+if(MSVC)
+    # make MSVC less verbose
+    add_compile_options("/p:WarningLevel=0 /clp:NoSummary;NoItemAndPropertyList;ErrorsOnly /p:RunCodeAnalysis=false")
+endif()
+
 # these two functions build up custom variables:
 #   DEPENDENCIES_INCLUDE_DIRS and OSRM_DEFINES
 # These variables we want to pass to