diff --git a/CI/ci-linux.sh b/CI/ci-linux.sh
index 18b7bf06..8110e3f6 100755
--- a/CI/ci-linux.sh
+++ b/CI/ci-linux.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fi
 
 cd build-release-$BUILDPATH-Vector-Checks
 
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_UNIT_TESTS=OFF $OPTIONS ../
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF $OPTIONS ../
 
 #build it
 make
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fi
 
 cd build-debug-$BUILDPATH-Vector-Checks
 
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_UNIT_TESTS=OFF $OPTIONS ../
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF $OPTIONS ../
 
 #build it
 make
diff --git a/cmake/ACGCompiler.cmake b/cmake/ACGCompiler.cmake
index dd70fea8..92794b50 100644
--- a/cmake/ACGCompiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ACGCompiler.cmake
@@ -134,15 +134,19 @@ if (UNIX)
     set ( STL_VECTOR_CHECKS false CACHE BOOL "Include full stl vector checks in debug mode (This option is only used in debug Mode!)" )
   endif ( NOT STL_VECTOR_CHECKS )
   
-  # Add a flag to check stl vectors in debugging mode
+  # Add a flag to check stl vectors
   if ( STL_VECTOR_CHECKS AND NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "SunOS*"  )
     list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_CXX_DEBUG_FLAGS          "-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG" )
     list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_CXX_DEBUG_FLAGS          "-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC")
+    list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_CXX_RELEASE_FLAGS        "-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG" )
+    list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_CXX_RELEASE_FLAGS        "-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC")
     list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_CXX_RELWITHDEBINFO_FLAGS "-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG" )
     list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_CXX_RELWITHDEBINFO_FLAGS "-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC")
     
     list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_C_DEBUG_FLAGS            "-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG" )
     list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_C_DEBUG_FLAGS            "-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC")
+    list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_C_RELEASE_FLAGS          "-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG" )
+    list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_C_RELEASE_FLAGS          "-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC")
     list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_C_RELWITHDEBINFO_FLAGS   "-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG" )
     list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_C_RELWITHDEBINFO_FLAGS   "-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC")
   endif()