diff --git a/gradience/frontend/cli/meson.build b/gradience/frontend/cli/meson.build
index a30715cd..5159cfa7 100644
--- a/gradience/frontend/cli/meson.build
+++ b/gradience/frontend/cli/meson.build
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ configure_file(
   install_dir: get_option('bindir')
 )
 
-configure_file(
-  input: 'cli.in',
-  output: 'gradience-cli',
-  configuration: local_conf,
-  install_dir: join_paths(meson.project_build_root(), 'gradience', 'frontend')
-)
+if get_option('buildtype') == 'debug'
+  configure_file(
+    input: 'cli.in',
+    output: 'local-gradience-cli',
+    configuration: local_conf,
+    install_dir: join_paths(meson.project_build_root(), 'gradience', 'frontend')
+  )
+endif
 
 gradience_sources = [
     '__init__.py'
diff --git a/gradience/frontend/meson.build b/gradience/frontend/meson.build
index 2f2f9092..8dd85916 100644
--- a/gradience/frontend/meson.build
+++ b/gradience/frontend/meson.build
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ configure_file(
   install_dir: get_option('bindir')
 )
 
-configure_file(
-  input: 'gradience.in',
-  output: 'local-gradience',
-  configuration: local_conf
-)
+if get_option('buildtype') == 'debug'
+  configure_file(
+    input: 'gradience.in',
+    output: 'local-gradience',
+    configuration: local_conf
+  )
+endif
 
 subdir('cli')
 subdir('dialogs')
diff --git a/local_cli.sh b/local_cli.sh
index 78803dc3..d8773b87 100755
--- a/local_cli.sh
+++ b/local_cli.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-python builddir/gradience/frontend/gradience-cli "$@"
+python builddir/gradience/frontend/local-gradience-cli "$@"