diff --git a/modules/gfx/src/gfx_object.hh b/modules/gfx/src/gfx_object.hh
index e0e8f5b829f735fc611e918644205e0a171201cf..03d76a8c4e719861452c7b1c9e1bc8f2b5226d75 100644
--- a/modules/gfx/src/gfx_object.hh
+++ b/modules/gfx/src/gfx_object.hh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #ifdef check
 #undef check
 #endif
+#ifndef Q_MOC_RUN
 #include <boost/ptr_container/ptr_vector.hpp>
 
 #include <vector>
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "vertex_array.hh"
 #include "input.hh"
 #include "exporter_fw.hh"
-
+#endif
 namespace ost { namespace gfx {
 
 class Scene; // fw decl
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/scene_win/entity_node.hh b/modules/gui/src/scene_win/entity_node.hh
index 8b716ec1170ea81577556da46918cb8461164b29..a9e58912440c0afcf7a963f66662e9f15c938f15 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/scene_win/entity_node.hh
+++ b/modules/gui/src/scene_win/entity_node.hh
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #ifndef OST_GUI_SCENE_WIN_ENTITY_NODE_HH
 #define OST_GUI_SCENE_WIN_ENTITY_NODE_HH
 
+#ifndef Q_MOC_RUN
+
 #include <ost/gfx/gfx_node_fw.hh>
 #include <ost/gfx/gfx_node.hh>
 
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <ost/gui/module_config.hh>
 #include <ost/gui/scene_win/gfx_scene_node.hh>
+#endif
 
 /*
   Author: Stefan Scheuber
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/alignment_view_object.hh b/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/alignment_view_object.hh
index 37d38e9f7314564b3f8bbb0418b468525306f95b..9c96d31c5b4da314e75ada911350b50c0276946f 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/alignment_view_object.hh
+++ b/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/alignment_view_object.hh
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
   Author: Stefan Scheuber
  */
 
+#ifndef Q_MOC_RUN
+
 #include <ost/seq/alignment_handle.hh>
 
 #include <ost/gfx/gradient.hh>
 
 #include "sequence_view_object.hh"
+#endif
 
 namespace ost { namespace gui {
 
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_delegate.hh b/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_delegate.hh
index e70dc118bd2dbd3d0a23e309f6b74a55fc1c2769..491669d4777d822f84053a9bc815dad5704cf5cd 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_delegate.hh
+++ b/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_delegate.hh
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
   Author: Stefan Scheuber
  */
 
+#ifndef Q_MOC_RUN
 
 #include "sequence_model.hh"
 #include <QItemDelegate>
 #include <QModelIndex>
+#endif
 
 namespace ost { namespace gui {
 
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_model.hh b/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_model.hh
index aa3f0f44e73d303d87d29b080f04dba72feec80f..ce605c8f4dab661672bd2b089872e954871bdcd1 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_model.hh
+++ b/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_model.hh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   Author: Stefan Scheuber
  */
 
+#ifndef Q_MOC_RUN
 
 #include <ost/mol/chain_view.hh>
 
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@
 
 #include <QAbstractTableModel>
 #include <QItemSelection>
+#endif
+
 namespace ost { namespace gui {
 
 class SequenceModel : public QAbstractTableModel
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_view_object.hh b/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_view_object.hh
index 19398db99dc25a8b03bb1671bd022bffe6b4cf64..c3addfe409bb7926dd972f3a3a79b64ba3ddbb9b 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_view_object.hh
+++ b/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_view_object.hh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   Author: Stefan Scheuber
  */
 
+#ifndef Q_MOC_RUN
 
 #include <ost/mol/entity_handle.hh>
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "seq_text_painter.hh"
 
 #include "base_view_object.hh"
-
+#endif
 
 namespace ost { namespace gui {
 
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_viewer.hh b/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_viewer.hh
index bce3c41e59224078785fe290c7d583ad03971c3e..bd780a3b9cd157000fec19fe0779134979eb9666 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_viewer.hh
+++ b/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_viewer.hh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   Author: Stefan Scheuber
  */
 
+#ifndef Q_MOC_RUN
 
 #include <ost/seq/alignment_handle.hh>
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <QToolBar>
 #include <QModelIndex>
 #include <QItemSelection>
+#endif
 
 namespace ost {