diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c95d26d108..625fffb997 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "prepare": "is-ci || husky install",
     "postinstall": "patch-package && yarn intl:compile-if-needed",
     "prebuild": "EXPO_NO_GIT_STATUS=1 expo prebuild --clean",
-    "android": "expo run:android",
+    "android": "expo run:android --variant debugOptimized",
     "android:prod": "expo run:android --variant release",
     "android:profile": "BSKY_PROFILE=1 expo run:android --variant release",
     "ios": "expo run:ios",