diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 81335bafe..c1fb1b7cb 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -57,14 +57,13 @@ steps:
       ref:
         - refs/tags/*
 
+  # cargo build --release
+  # mv target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/lemmy_server target/lemmy_server
   - name: cargo build
     image: ekidd/rust-musl-builder:1.47.0
     commands:
       - cargo build
-      - ls -la target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/debug/lemmy_server
-      - cargo build --release
-      - ls -la target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/lemmy_server
-      - mv target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/lemmy_server target/lemmy_server
+      - mv target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/debug/lemmy_server target/lemmy_server
       - ls -la target/lemmy_server
 
   - name: run federation tests