diff --git a/systemd_units/walls-bot-rs.service b/systemd_units/walls-bot-rs.service
index 1e7a7e6..4e4dde6 100644
--- a/systemd_units/walls-bot-rs.service
+++ b/systemd_units/walls-bot-rs.service
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ User=bot
 EnvironmentFile=/home/bot/walls-bot-rs/env
 WorkingDirectory=/home/bot/walls-bot-rs
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/git pull origin master
-ExecStart=/home/bot/.cargo/bin/cargo run
+ExecStart=/home/bot/.cargo/bin/cargo run --release
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -USR1 $MAINPID
 KillMode=mixed
 KillSignal=SIGQUIT