diff --git a/mk b/mk
index 9bab354..5cc0ba7 100755
--- a/mk
+++ b/mk
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 # Check for the --noTest flag
 if [[ "$1" == "--noTest" ]]; then
-  meson setup build -Dbuild_tests=false
+  meson setup build -Dbuild_tests=false --buildtype=release
 else
-  meson setup build -Dbuild_tests=true
+  meson setup build -Dbuild_tests=true --buildtype=debug
 fi
 
 # Compile the project