diff --git a/multinode-demo/leader.sh b/multinode-demo/leader.sh
index c827004620..e85dad91c6 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/leader.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/leader.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 export RUST_LOG=solana=info
 sudo sysctl -w net.core.rmem_max=26214400
-cargo run --bin solana-fullnode -- -l leader.json < genesis.log
+cargo run --release --bin solana-fullnode -- -l leader.json < genesis.log