diff --git a/assets/latex-base/chapters/appendixA.tex b/assets/latex-base/chapters/appendixA.tex
index 94895e9..26bdff5 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/chapters/appendixA.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/chapters/appendixA.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 \chapter{Some extra stuff}
 \label{AppendixA}
 
diff --git a/assets/latex-base/chapters/chapter1.tex b/assets/latex-base/chapters/chapter1.tex
index 7597853..86aecc1 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/chapters/chapter1.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/chapters/chapter1.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 \begin{savequote}[75mm]
 Nulla facilisi. In vel sem. Morbi id urna in diam dignissim feugiat. Proin molestie tortor eu velit. Aliquam erat volutpat. Nullam ultrices, diam tempus vulputate egestas, eros pede varius leo.
 \qauthor{Quoteauthor Lastname}
diff --git a/assets/latex-base/chapters/chapter2.tex b/assets/latex-base/chapters/chapter2.tex
index e2fcae3..a8774b6 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/chapters/chapter2.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/chapters/chapter2.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 \begin{savequote}[75mm]
 This is some random quote to start off the chapter.
 \qauthor{Firstname lastname}
diff --git a/assets/latex-base/chapters/chapter3.tex b/assets/latex-base/chapters/chapter3.tex
index d259bab..957d023 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/chapters/chapter3.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/chapters/chapter3.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 \begin{savequote}[75mm]
 Nulla facilisi. In vel sem. Morbi id urna in diam dignissim feugiat. Proin molestie tortor eu velit. Aliquam erat volutpat. Nullam ultrices, diam tempus vulputate egestas, eros pede varius leo.
 \qauthor{Quoteauthor Lastname}
diff --git a/assets/latex-base/chapters/conclusion.tex b/assets/latex-base/chapters/conclusion.tex
index f9843e8..1e1d951 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/chapters/conclusion.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/chapters/conclusion.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 \chapter{Conclusion}
 \label{conclusion}
 
diff --git a/assets/latex-base/chapters/introduction.tex b/assets/latex-base/chapters/introduction.tex
index 17d2346..97932bb 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/chapters/introduction.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/chapters/introduction.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 \chapter{Introduction}
 \label{introduction}
 
diff --git a/assets/latex-base/endmatter/colophon.tex b/assets/latex-base/endmatter/colophon.tex
index 5299de5..bc49128 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/endmatter/colophon.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/endmatter/colophon.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 \newpage
 
 % If you do want an image in the colophon:
diff --git a/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/abstract.tex b/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/abstract.tex
index 15335f0..80e81e6 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/abstract.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/abstract.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 % the abstract
 
 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Morbi commodo, ipsum sed pharetra gravida, orci magna rhoncus neque, id pulvinar odio lorem non turpis. Nullam sit amet enim. Suspendisse id velit vitae ligula volutpat condimentum. Aliquam erat volutpat. Sed quis velit. Nulla facilisi. Nulla libero. Vivamus pharetra posuere sapien. Nam consectetuer. Sed aliquam, nunc eget euismod ullamcorper, lectus nunc ullamcorper orci, fermentum bibendum enim nibh eget ipsum. Donec porttitor ligula eu dolor. Maecenas vitae nulla consequat libero cursus venenatis. Nam magna enim, accumsan eu, blandit sed, blandit a, eros.
diff --git a/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/authorlist.tex b/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/authorlist.tex
index b893e8e..4e4babd 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/authorlist.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/authorlist.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 \noindent The following authors contributed to Chapter 1: Albert Einstein, George Gamow and Pief Panofsky.
 
 \noindent The following authors contributed to Chapter 2: I. I. Rabi, Niels Bohr and Norman Ramsey.
diff --git a/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/dedication.tex b/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/dedication.tex
index 792fabe..eeb17ef 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/dedication.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/dedication.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 % dedication text
 
 This is the dedication.
diff --git a/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/personalize.tex b/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/personalize.tex
index 0449c3d..e810b41 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/personalize.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/personalize.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 % Some details about the dissertation.
 \title{Title of the dissertation}
 \author{Firstname M. Lastname}
diff --git a/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/preface.tex b/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/preface.tex
index 9cde211..6efd42a 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/preface.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/preface.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 % the acknowledgments section
 
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diff --git a/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/thanks.tex b/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/thanks.tex
index 9cde211..6efd42a 100644
--- a/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/thanks.tex
+++ b/assets/latex-base/frontmatter/thanks.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%!TEX root = ../dissertation.tex
 % the acknowledgments section
 
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