diff --git a/deploy/keycloak/keycloak.yaml b/deploy/keycloak/keycloak.yaml
index 1dbb755..8bcfdae 100644
--- a/deploy/keycloak/keycloak.yaml
+++ b/deploy/keycloak/keycloak.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ spec:
 #            - "--hostname=https://sso.panic.haus" # External URL for Keycloak (use HTTPS for TLS offload)
             - "--http-enabled=true"               # Allow Keycloak to listen on HTTP (for edge TLS termination) [oai_citation_attribution:1‡keycloak.org](https://www.keycloak.org/server/hostname#:~:text=provides%20the%20flexibility%20for%20users,start%20the%20server%20as%20follows)
             - "-Djgroups.dns.query=keycloak-headless"
+            - "--optimized"
           env:
             - name: KEYCLOAK_ADMIN
               value: "admin"