diff --git a/lib/edlang_codegen_llvm/src/linker.rs b/lib/edlang_codegen_llvm/src/linker.rs
index b456496d2..4cbeab465 100644
--- a/lib/edlang_codegen_llvm/src/linker.rs
+++ b/lib/edlang_codegen_llvm/src/linker.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub fn link_shared_lib(
                 "-L/lib/../lib64",
                 "-L/usr/lib/../lib64",
                 "-lc",
+                "-O1",
                 &input_path.display().to_string(),
             ]
         }
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ pub fn link_binary(
                 "-zrelro",
                 "--no-as-needed",
                 "-lc",
+                "-O1",
                 crtn,
                 &input_path.display().to_string(),
             ]
diff --git a/lib/edlang_driver/tests/programs.rs b/lib/edlang_driver/tests/programs.rs
index 326563b25..aa2209c89 100644
--- a/lib/edlang_driver/tests/programs.rs
+++ b/lib/edlang_driver/tests/programs.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ mod common;
 #[test_case(TEST_IF_NO_ELSE, "TEST_IF_NO_ELSE", false, 1, &[] ; "TEST_IF_NO_ELSE")]
 #[test_case(TEST_IF_NO_ELSE, "TEST_IF_NO_ELSE", false, 2, &["a"] ; "TEST_IF_NO_ELSE args")]
 fn example_tests(source: &str, name: &str, is_library: bool, status_code: i32, args: &[&str]) {
-    dbg!(source);
     let program = compile_program(source, name, is_library).unwrap();
 
     assert!(program.binary_file.exists(), "program not compiled");