diff --git a/controller/CMakeLists.txt b/controller/CMakeLists.txt
index b7624d98..550acfcd 100644
--- a/controller/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/controller/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-target_sources(${LIB_FSFW_NAME} 
-    PRIVATE 
-        ControllerBase.cpp
+target_sources(${LIB_FSFW_NAME} PRIVATE 
+    ControllerBase.cpp
+    ExtendedControllerBase.cpp
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.cpp b/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.cpp
index 397c8c10..cc93efa8 100644
--- a/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.cpp
+++ b/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ ExtendedControllerBase::ExtendedControllerBase(object_id_t objectId,
         actionHelper(this, commandQueue) {
 }
 
+ExtendedControllerBase::~ExtendedControllerBase() {
+}
+
 ReturnValue_t ExtendedControllerBase::executeAction(ActionId_t actionId,
         MessageQueueId_t commandedBy, const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
     // needs to be overriden and implemented by child class.
diff --git a/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.h b/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.h
index bcb414dd..ae59b758 100644
--- a/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.h
+++ b/controller/ExtendedControllerBase.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class ExtendedControllerBase: public ControllerBase,
 public:
     ExtendedControllerBase(object_id_t objectId, object_id_t parentId,
             size_t commandQueueDepth = 3);
+    virtual ~ExtendedControllerBase();
 
     /** SystemObjectIF overrides */
     virtual ReturnValue_t initialize() override;