diff --git a/install/stoatchat-install.sh b/install/stoatchat-install.sh
index ea2652a3..96483af7 100644
--- a/install/stoatchat-install.sh
+++ b/install/stoatchat-install.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "stoatchat" "stoatchat/stoatchat" "tarball"
 
 msg_info "Building Backend (Patience)"
 cd /opt/stoatchat
-$STD cargo build --release --bins -j 2
+CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO=thin \
+  $STD cargo build --release --bins -j 2
 msg_ok "Built Backend"
 
 NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs