diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1742be2..90b9034 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # make clean && make && ./bin/cosmo
 
 CC=clang
-CFLAGS=-fPIE -g3 #-O3
-LDFLAGS=-fsanitize=address
+CFLAGS=-fPIE -O3
+LDFLAGS=#-fsanitize=address
 OUT=bin/cosmo
 
 CHDR=\
diff --git a/src/cmem.h b/src/cmem.h
index 203b341..353c628 100644
--- a/src/cmem.h
+++ b/src/cmem.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "cstate.h"
 
-#define GC_STRESS
+//#define GC_STRESS
 //#define GC_DEBUG
 // arrays will grow by a factor of 2
 #define GROW_FACTOR 2