diff --git a/Code/Mantid/CMakeLists.txt b/Code/Mantid/CMakeLists.txt
index febaa5f0088bb9f5584000247a79e0dceea9f955..e10c9d305043c07b922de5c541b2927c073a9bd9 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Code/Mantid/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ set ( MAKE_VATES OFF CACHE BOOL "Switch for compiling the Vates project")
 set ( CXXTEST_SINGLE_LOGFILE CACHE BOOL "Switch to have the tests for each package run together")
 
 if ( MAKE_VATES )
-#  add_subdirectory ( Vates )
+  add_subdirectory ( Vates )
 endif ( MAKE_VATES )