diff --git a/src/Simulation/Simulators/SparseSimulator/Native/capi.cpp b/src/Simulation/Simulators/SparseSimulator/Native/capi.cpp
index eaf1fc14715..0543457cd67 100644
--- a/src/Simulation/Simulators/SparseSimulator/Native/capi.cpp
+++ b/src/Simulation/Simulators/SparseSimulator/Native/capi.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ extern "C"
         getSimulator(sim_id)->MCApplyAnd(std::vector<logical_qubit_id>(controls, controls + length), target);
     }
 
-    MICROSOFT_QUANTUM_DECL void MCAdjointApplyAnd(unsigned sim_id,_In_ int length, _In_reads_(length) logical_qubit_id* controls, _In_ logical_qubit_id target){
+    MICROSOFT_QUANTUM_DECL void MCAdjointApplyAnd_cpp(unsigned sim_id,_In_ int length, _In_reads_(length) logical_qubit_id* controls, _In_ logical_qubit_id target){
         getSimulator(sim_id)->MCApplyAndAdj(std::vector<logical_qubit_id>(controls, controls + length), target);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Simulation/Simulators/SparseSimulator/SparseSimulatorTests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Simulation/Simulators/SparseSimulator/SparseSimulatorTests/CMakeLists.txt
index a99693d94aa..a208bb9df56 100644
--- a/src/Simulation/Simulators/SparseSimulator/SparseSimulatorTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Simulation/Simulators/SparseSimulator/SparseSimulatorTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ include(CTest)
 enable_testing()
 
 set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH 1)
-add_executable(SparseSimulatorTests SparseSimulatorTests.cpp)
+add_executable(SparseSimulatorTests SparseSimulatorTests.cpp TestHelpers.cpp)
 add_test(SparseSimulatorTests SparseSimulatorTests)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Simulation/Simulators/SparseSimulator/SparseSimulatorTests/SparseSimulatorTests.vcxproj b/src/Simulation/Simulators/SparseSimulator/SparseSimulatorTests/SparseSimulatorTests.vcxproj
index 18ea6d5e2ad..fb1b867abfc 100644
--- a/src/Simulation/Simulators/SparseSimulator/SparseSimulatorTests/SparseSimulatorTests.vcxproj
+++ b/src/Simulation/Simulators/SparseSimulator/SparseSimulatorTests/SparseSimulatorTests.vcxproj
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <UseFullPaths>true</UseFullPaths>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>