diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 254b3d62..8268ea24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ To build the EIVE watchdog, the corresponding target must be specified in the bu
 The configure steps do not need to be repeated if the folder has already been configured.
 
 ```sh
-mkdir build-Debug-Q7S && cd build-Debug-Q7S
+mkdir build-Debug-Watchdog && cd build-Debug-Watchdog
 cmake -DTGT_BSP=arm/q7s -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
 cmake --build . --target eive-watchdog -j
 ```
diff --git a/misc/eclipse/.cproject b/misc/eclipse/.cproject
index e2984ed8..15b0195b 100644
--- a/misc/eclipse/.cproject
+++ b/misc/eclipse/.cproject
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@
 							<option id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.debugging.other.138952870" name="Other debugging flags" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.debugging.other"/>
 							<option id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.showDevicesTab.69065720" name="showDevicesTab" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.showDevicesTab"/>
 							<targetPlatform archList="all" binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.targetPlatform.1773865512" isAbstract="false" osList="all" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.targetPlatform"/>
-							<builder arguments="--build . -j" buildPath="${workspace_loc:/eive-obsw/build-Watchdog}" command="cmake" enableCleanBuild="false" enabledIncrementalBuild="true" id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.builder.890124449" incrementalBuildTarget="" keepEnvironmentInBuildfile="false" managedBuildOn="false" name="Gnu Make Builder" parallelBuildOn="true" parallelizationNumber="optimal" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.builder"/>
+							<builder arguments="--build . --target eive-watchdog -j" buildPath="${workspace_loc:/eive-obsw/build-Debug-Watchdog}" command="cmake" enableCleanBuild="false" enabledIncrementalBuild="true" id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.builder.890124449" incrementalBuildTarget="" keepEnvironmentInBuildfile="false" managedBuildOn="false" name="Gnu Make Builder" parallelBuildOn="true" parallelizationNumber="optimal" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.builder"/>
 							<tool id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.tool.assembler.964799144" name="GNU Arm Cross Assembler" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.tool.assembler">
 								<option id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.assembler.usepreprocessor.295289472" name="Use preprocessor" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.assembler.usepreprocessor" value="true" valueType="boolean"/>
 								<option IS_BUILTIN_EMPTY="false" IS_VALUE_EMPTY="false" id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.assembler.include.paths.111941431" name="Include paths (-I)" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.assembler.include.paths" valueType="includePath">
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@
 							<option id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.debugging.other.1135900144" name="Other debugging flags" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.debugging.other"/>
 							<option id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.showDevicesTab.2092395820" name="showDevicesTab" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.showDevicesTab"/>
 							<targetPlatform archList="all" binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.targetPlatform.381962613" isAbstract="false" osList="all" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.targetPlatform"/>
-							<builder arguments="--build . -j" buildPath="${workspace_loc:/eive-obsw/build-Release-Watchdog}" command="cmake" enableCleanBuild="false" enabledIncrementalBuild="true" id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.builder.1784164529" incrementalBuildTarget="" keepEnvironmentInBuildfile="false" managedBuildOn="false" name="Gnu Make Builder" parallelBuildOn="true" parallelizationNumber="optimal" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.builder"/>
+							<builder arguments="--build . --target eive-watchdog -j" buildPath="${workspace_loc:/eive-obsw/build-Release-Watchdog}" command="cmake" enableCleanBuild="false" enabledIncrementalBuild="true" id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.builder.1784164529" incrementalBuildTarget="" keepEnvironmentInBuildfile="false" managedBuildOn="false" name="Gnu Make Builder" parallelBuildOn="true" parallelizationNumber="optimal" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.builder"/>
 							<tool id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.tool.assembler.926630835" name="GNU Arm Cross Assembler" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.tool.assembler">
 								<option id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.assembler.usepreprocessor.243911424" name="Use preprocessor" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.assembler.usepreprocessor" value="true" valueType="boolean"/>
 								<option IS_BUILTIN_EMPTY="false" IS_VALUE_EMPTY="false" id="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.assembler.include.paths.473023042" name="Include paths (-I)" superClass="ilg.gnuarmeclipse.managedbuild.cross.option.assembler.include.paths" valueType="includePath">
@@ -1496,10 +1496,10 @@
 		<configuration configurationName="q7s-watchdog-release">
 			<resource resourceType="PROJECT" workspacePath="/eive-obsw"/>
 		</configuration>
-		<configuration configurationName="eive-rpi-release-win"/>
 		<configuration configurationName="eive-fsfw-unittest">
 			<resource resourceType="PROJECT" workspacePath="/eive-obsw"/>
 		</configuration>
+		<configuration configurationName="eive-rpi-release-win"/>
 		<configuration configurationName="q7s-watchdog-debug"/>
 		<configuration configurationName="Default">
 			<resource resourceType="PROJECT" workspacePath="/eive_obsw"/>
diff --git a/watchdog/CMakeLists.txt b/watchdog/CMakeLists.txt
index a01bf853..88908436 100644
--- a/watchdog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/watchdog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ target_sources(${WATCHDOG_NAME} PRIVATE
     main.cpp
     Watchdog.cpp
 )
+
+target_include_directories(${WATCHDOG_NAME} PRIVATE
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+)
diff --git a/watchdog/definitions.h b/watchdog/definitions.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..991de54d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/watchdog/definitions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef WATCHDOG_DEFINITIONS_H_
+#define WATCHDOG_DEFINITIONS_H_
+
+namespace watchdog {
+
+// Suspend watchdog operations temporarily
+static constexpr char SUSPEND_CHAR = 's';
+// Resume watchdog operations
+static constexpr char RESTART_CHAR = 'b';
+// Causes the watchdog to close down
+static constexpr char CANCEL_CHAR = 'c';
+
+static constexpr int TIMEOUT_MS = 5 * 1000;
+const std::string FIFO_NAME = "/tmp/watchdog-pipe";
+const std::string RUNNING_FILE_NAME = "/tmp/obsw-running";
+
+}
+
+#endif /* WATCHDOG_DEFINITIONS_H_ */
diff --git a/watchdog/watchdogConf.h.in b/watchdog/watchdogConf.h.in
index 02d84e70..b1b9956b 100644
--- a/watchdog/watchdogConf.h.in
+++ b/watchdog/watchdogConf.h.in
@@ -1,24 +1,11 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <string>
 
+#include "watchdog/definitions.h"
+
 #define WATCHDOG_VERBOSE_LEVEL              1
 /**
  * This flag instructs the watchdog to create a special file in /tmp if the OBSW is running
  * or to delete it if it is not running
  */
 #define WATCHDOG_CREATE_FILE_IF_RUNNING     1
-
-namespace watchdog {
-
-static constexpr int TIMEOUT_MS = 5 * 1000;
-const std::string FIFO_NAME = "/tmp/watchdog-pipe";
-const std::string RUNNING_FILE_NAME = "/tmp/obsw-running";
-
-// Suspend watchdog operations temporarily
-static constexpr char SUSPEND_CHAR = 's';
-// Resume watchdog operations
-static constexpr char RESTART_CHAR = 'b';
-// Causes the watchdog to close down
-static constexpr char CANCEL_CHAR = 'c';
-
-}