diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 420cb09c92..5cf3de0f0c 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ defmodule Plural.MixProject do
         strip_beams: true,
         quiet: false,
         applications: [
-          rtc: :permanent,
+          rtc: :load,
           core: :permanent,
           graphql: :load
         ]