diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
index be58ab92..2e82d4a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
     - run: |
         mkdir build
         cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=WindowsStore -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION="10.0" -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=cl.exe -DUSE_WS=1 -DUSE_TEST=1 ..
+        cmake -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=WindowsStore -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION="10.0" -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=cl.exe -DUSE_TEST=1 ..
     - run: cmake --build build
 
 #
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXDNSLookup.cpp b/ixwebsocket/IXDNSLookup.cpp
index b67c4682..09618704 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXDNSLookup.cpp
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXDNSLookup.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #ifdef _UNICODE
 #undef _UNICODE
 #endif
+#ifdef UNICODE
+#undef UNICODE
+#endif
 
 #include "IXDNSLookup.h"
 
diff --git a/test/IXGetFreePort.cpp b/test/IXGetFreePort.cpp
index d14456d6..ae603493 100644
--- a/test/IXGetFreePort.cpp
+++ b/test/IXGetFreePort.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
  *  Copyright (c) 2019 Machine Zone. All rights reserved.
  */
 
+// Using inet_addr will trigger an error on uwp without this 
+// FIXME: use a different api
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifndef _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
+#define _WINSOCK_DEPRECATED_NO_WARNINGS
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #include "IXGetFreePort.h"
 
 #include <ixwebsocket/IXNetSystem.h>