diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 482cf4e..07aa986 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Compiler and flags
 CC = gcc
 DEBUG_FLAGS = -g -Wall -Wextra
-RELEASE_FLAGS = -Wall -Wextra
+RELEASE_FLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -DNDEBUG
 LFLAGS = -lpthread
 
 # Source files
diff --git a/webserver.c b/webserver.c
index 61a87ee..93bfe04 100644
--- a/webserver.c
+++ b/webserver.c
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@
 #include "logging.h"
 
 struct sockaddr_in server_addr;
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
 #define DEBUG 1
+#else
+#define DEBUG 0
+#endif
 
 int main() {
     open_log_file();