diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 76c421cd..6ac15226 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ lazy val abandon = (project in file(".")).
   settings(commonSettings: _*).
   settings(
     name := "abandon",
-    fork in run := true
+    fork in run := true,
+    nativeImageOptions ++= List("--initialize-at-build-time", "--no-fallback", "-O2")
   )
+  .enablePlugins(NativeImagePlugin)
 
 lazy val base = (project in file("base")).
   enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin).
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 7acc7412..dd0aa2f5 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "0.15.0")
 
+addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-native-image" % "0.1.2")
+
 // addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-proguard" % "0.2.2")
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-scoverage" % "1.6.1")