diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 93100ecfc5..3a14cfac1c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ if (!isAndroidTestBuild()) {
 if (!isAndroidTestBuild()) {
     apply plugin: 'bytex.threadOpt'
     thread_opt {
-        enable true
-        enableInDebug true
+        enable !isReleaseBuild
+        enableInDebug !isReleaseBuild
         logLevel "DEBUG"
     }
 }