diff --git a/source/backend/engine/.kdev_include_paths b/source/backend/engine/.kdev_include_paths
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d87a1ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/backend/engine/.kdev_include_paths
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+../
+../../
+../../includes/
+../../modules/
+../../utils/
diff --git a/source/backend/plugin/.kdev_include_paths b/source/backend/plugin/.kdev_include_paths
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d87a1ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/.kdev_include_paths
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+../
+../../
+../../includes/
+../../modules/
+../../utils/
diff --git a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
index 974e64d07..726b468cb 100644
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ public:
 
         uint options = 0x0;
 
-        options |= PLUGIN_OPTION_MAP_PROGRAM_CHANGES;
         options |= PLUGIN_OPTION_USE_CHUNKS;
 
         if (fInstance->getNumPrograms() > 1)
diff --git a/source/backend/utils/.kdev_include_paths b/source/backend/utils/.kdev_include_paths
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd7c2a7b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/backend/utils/.kdev_include_paths
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+../
+../../includes/
+../../modules/
+../../utils/
diff --git a/source/bridges-plugin/.kdev_include_paths b/source/bridges-plugin/.kdev_include_paths
index 9faaa0186..56e66ec2e 100644
--- a/source/bridges-plugin/.kdev_include_paths
+++ b/source/bridges-plugin/.kdev_include_paths
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+../
 ../backend/
 ../includes/
 ../modules/
diff --git a/source/bridges-plugin/CarlaBridgePlugin.cpp b/source/bridges-plugin/CarlaBridgePlugin.cpp
index ffe6c181e..53ea3a653 100644
--- a/source/bridges-plugin/CarlaBridgePlugin.cpp
+++ b/source/bridges-plugin/CarlaBridgePlugin.cpp
@@ -679,6 +679,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
                             if (! testing)
                                 carla_show_custom_ui(gHostHandle, 0, true);
                     }
+
+                    // on standalone usage, enable everything that makes sense
+                    const uint optsAvailable = pluginInfo->optionsAvailable;
+                    if (optsAvailable & CarlaBackend::PLUGIN_OPTION_FIXED_BUFFERS)
+                        carla_set_option(gHostHandle, 0, CarlaBackend::PLUGIN_OPTION_FIXED_BUFFERS, true);
                 }
             }