diff --git a/src/common/lsp/protocol/new/extendedproject.h b/src/common/lsp/protocol/new/extendedproject.h
index c2ab7e24..f407f603 100644
--- a/src/common/lsp/protocol/new/extendedproject.h
+++ b/src/common/lsp/protocol/new/extendedproject.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct ProjectKey
     ProjectKey();
     ProjectKey(const std::string &language, const std::string &workspace, const std::string &output);
     ProjectKey(const ProjectKey &other);
-    bool isValid() const { return !workspace.empty() && !language.empty() && !outputDirectory.empty(); }
+    bool isValid() const { return !workspace.empty() && !language.empty(); }
     bool operator==(const ProjectKey &other)
     {
         return language == other.language
diff --git a/src/tools/languageadapter/main.cpp b/src/tools/languageadapter/main.cpp
index a868949d..0229239c 100644
--- a/src/tools/languageadapter/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/languageadapter/main.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ QProcess *createCxxServ(const newlsp::ProjectKey &key)
     procAs << "--clang-tidy";
     procAs << "--completion-style=bundled";
     procAs << "--limit-results=500";
-    procAs << "-j=$(nproc)";
 
     auto proc = new QProcess();
     proc->setProgram("/usr/bin/bash");