diff --git a/backend/deps.edn b/backend/deps.edn
index 6a3ae1669..0bee0c0c5 100644
--- a/backend/deps.edn
+++ b/backend/deps.edn
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
    {com.bhauman/rebel-readline {:mvn/version "RELEASE"}
     org.clojure/tools.namespace {:mvn/version "RELEASE"}
     org.clojure/test.check {:mvn/version "RELEASE"}
+    com.clojure-goes-fast/clj-async-profiler {:mvn/version "0.5.0"}
 
     criterium/criterium {:mvn/version "RELEASE"}
     mockery/mockery {:mvn/version "RELEASE"}}
diff --git a/backend/scripts/repl b/backend/scripts/repl
index 1f434abcf..cee9d8c5b 100755
--- a/backend/scripts/repl
+++ b/backend/scripts/repl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 export PENPOT_ASSERTS_ENABLED=true
 
-export OPTIONS="-A:jmx-remote:dev -J-Djava.util.logging.manager=org.apache.logging.log4j.jul.LogManager -J-Dlog4j2.configurationFile=log4j2-devenv.xml -J-XX:+UseZGC -J-XX:ConcGCThreads=1 -J-XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow -J-Xms50m -J-Xmx512m";
+export OPTIONS="-A:jmx-remote:dev -J-Djava.util.logging.manager=org.apache.logging.log4j.jul.LogManager -J-Dlog4j2.configurationFile=log4j2-devenv.xml -J-Djdk.attach.allowAttachSelf -J-XX:+UseZGC -J-XX:ConcGCThreads=1 -J-XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow -J-Xms50m -J-Xmx512m";
 # export OPTIONS="$OPTIONS -J-XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions";
 # export OPTIONS="$OPTIONS -J-XX:-TieredCompilation -J-XX:CompileThreshold=10000";