diff --git a/src/cpp-utils/system/get_total_memory.cpp b/src/cpp-utils/system/get_total_memory.cpp
index a73faf36..46a7f0c2 100644
--- a/src/cpp-utils/system/get_total_memory.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp-utils/system/get_total_memory.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 namespace cpputils{
     namespace system {