diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 28c97ff..4237e72 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,14 @@ build:
 	@# @echo "CGO_CFLAGS is: '$(CGO_CFLAGS)'"
 	@# @echo "CGO_LDFLAGS is: '$(CGO_LDFLAGS)'"
 	@# CGO_CFLAGS="$(CGO_CFLAGS)" CGO_LDFLAGS="$(CGO_LDFLAGS)" 
-	go build -trimpath -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(APP_NAME) ./
+	@go build -trimpath -ldflags "-w -s $(LDFLAGS)" -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(APP_NAME) ./
+	@if ! command -v upx >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+		echo "upx not found, skipping compression."; \
+	elif upx -t $(BIN_DIR)/$(APP_NAME) >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+		echo "$(BIN_DIR)/$(APP_NAME) already compressed, skipping."; \
+	else \
+		upx $(BIN_DIR)/$(APP_NAME) >/dev/null 2>&1 || true; \
+	fi
 
 run: build
 	@echo "Running!"