diff --git a/litellm-rust/Cargo.toml b/litellm-rust/Cargo.toml
index 570d0dd3568..8725b25cfc7 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/litellm-rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fancy-regex = "0.19.2"
 veil = "0.3.0"
 
 [profile.release]
-opt-level = 3
+opt-level = 2
 lto = "thin"
 codegen-units = 1
 panic = "unwind"