diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 07f5f09..42c06a0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MAKEFLAGS := --jobs=16
 # compiling with C++26
 CXXFLAGS := -std=c++2c -fdiagnostics-color=always -Iinclude -lwebsockets
 CXXFLAGS += -MMD -MP
-CXXFLAGS += -O
+CXXFLAGS += -O2 -s
 
 SOURCES := main.cpp $(wildcard src/*.cpp)
 OBJECTS := $(SOURCES:.cpp=.o)