diff --git a/test/default/wasi-test-wrapper.sh b/test/default/wasi-test-wrapper.sh
index af64884c..423a7d43 100755
--- a/test/default/wasi-test-wrapper.sh
+++ b/test/default/wasi-test-wrapper.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if [ -z "$WASI_RUNTIME" ] || [ "$WASI_RUNTIME" = "lucet" ]; then
   if command -v lucetc-wasi >/dev/null && command -v lucet-wasi >/dev/null; then
     lucetc-wasi \
       --reserved-size "${MAX_MEMORY_TESTS}" \
-      -o "${1}.so" --opt-level fast "$1" &&
+      -o "${1}.so" --opt-level 2 "$1" &&
       lucet-wasi --dir=.:. --max-heap-size "${MAX_MEMORY_TESTS}" "${1}.so" &&
       rm -f "${1}.so" && exit 0
   fi