diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 991ee6539ae120f75e9cdbbaa68afac95bb5b1ab..29f9bd7c39f4b7541c0056b6cc3a8636891daa04 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ conan-install-debug:
 .PHONY: conan-install-debug
 
 conan-create:
-	conan create -s $(CONAN_SETTINGS) -o caosdb:build_acm=True . 
+	conan create -s $(CONAN_SETTINGS) -o caosdb/*:build_acm=True . 
 .PHONY: conan-create
 
 conan-create-debug:
-	conan create -s $(CONAN_SETTINGS) -s build_type=Debug -o caosdb:build_acm=True .
+	conan create -s $(CONAN_SETTINGS) -s build_type=Debug -o caosdb/*:build_acm=True .
 
 .PHONY: conan-create-debug
 
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index fb6a3a6a23e2b3d4818da7b2c7918fbc00f35027..6170fa516657f3cc89353aaff151b28b5a940d70 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ class CaosdbConan(ConanFile):
     def generate(self):
 
         tc = CMakeToolchain(self)
-        # This writes the "conan_toolchain.cmake"
+        if self.options.build_acm:
+            tc.cache_variables["BUILD_ACM"] = "ON"
         tc.generate()
 
         cmake = CMakeDeps(self)
@@ -66,10 +67,9 @@ class CaosdbConan(ConanFile):
 
     def build(self):
         cmake = CMake(self)
-        if self.options.build_acm:
-            cmake.definitions["BUILD_ACM"] = "On"
+
         cmake.configure()
-        cmake.build(target=["all", "ccaosdbcli", "cxxcaosdbcli"])
+        cmake.build(target=["all"])  # , "ccaosdbcli", "cxxcaosdbcli"])
 
     def package(self):
         cmake = CMake(self)