diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index cd469c4aad..dd74ec077b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo df -h
           sudo du -sh .
       - name: Run tests
-        run: cargo test
+        run: cargo test --release
       - name: After
         run: |
           sudo df -h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo df -h
           sudo du -sh .
       - name: Check
-        run: cargo check --all-features --all-targets
+        run: cargo check --release --all-features --all-targets
       - name: After
         run: |
           sudo df -h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo df -h
           sudo du -sh .
       - name: Check WASM
-        run: cargo check -p hyperlane-core --features=strum,test-utils --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
+        run: cargo check --release -p hyperlane-core --features=strum,test-utils --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
       - name: After
         run: |
           sudo df -h
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index df412e1438..1a92076b62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo du -sh .
 
       - name: agent tests with CosmWasm
-        run: RUST_BACKTRACE=1 cargo test --package run-locally --bin run-locally -- cosmos::test --nocapture
+        run: RUST_BACKTRACE=1 cargo test --release --package run-locally --bin run-locally -- cosmos::test --nocapture
         working-directory: ./rust
 
       - name: After
diff --git a/rust/agents/relayer/src/msg/metadata/base.rs b/rust/agents/relayer/src/msg/metadata/base.rs
index 054cd8574e..e42b76ed9e 100644
--- a/rust/agents/relayer/src/msg/metadata/base.rs
+++ b/rust/agents/relayer/src/msg/metadata/base.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ impl BaseMetadataBuilder {
                     continue;
                 };
 
+                tracing::warn!("foo");
+
                 // If this is a LocalStorage based checkpoint syncer and it's not
                 // allowed, ignore it
                 if !self.allow_local_checkpoint_syncers