diff --git a/backend/scripts/build.sh b/backend/scripts/build.sh
index 2be3d8d2f..a25d5bb82 100755
--- a/backend/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/backend/scripts/build.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if [ -f ./environ ]; then
 fi
 
 set -x
-exec \$JAVA_CMD \$JVM_OPTS -classpath \$CP -Dlog4j.configurationFile=./log4j2.xml "\$@" clojure.main -m app.main
+exec \$JAVA_CMD \$JVM_OPTS -Dapp.enable-asserts=false -classpath \$CP -Dlog4j.configurationFile=./log4j2.xml "\$@" clojure.main -m app.main
 EOF
 
 chmod +x ./target/dist/run.sh
diff --git a/frontend/shadow-cljs.edn b/frontend/shadow-cljs.edn
index 408003d67..88068a45d 100644
--- a/frontend/shadow-cljs.edn
+++ b/frontend/shadow-cljs.edn
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
    {:compiler-options
     {:fn-invoke-direct true
      :source-map true
-     ;; :pseudo-names true
-     ;; :pretty-print true
+     :elide-asserts true
      :anon-fn-naming-policy :off
      :source-map-detail-level :all}}}