diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a197a8063..6b792df53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         nimble build -d:release
         cp config/config_default.cfg config/config.cfg
-        ./nimwc
+        ./nimwc --quitAfterCompile
 
     - name: Nimble install
       run: nimble install
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 659deb90b..10fabb74c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ jobs:
           #- windows-latest
           #- macOS-latest
         version:
-          - stable
+          - 1.6.18
+          # - stable
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -37,7 +38,10 @@ jobs:
       run: nimble -y install --depsOnly
 
     - name: Build binaries
-      run: nimble build -d:release
+      run: |
+        nimble build -d:release
+        cp config/config_default.cfg config/config.cfg
+        ./nimwc --quitAfterCompile
 
     - name: Archive Release
       uses: papeloto/action-zip@v1
diff --git a/nimwc.nim b/nimwc.nim
index 2f38b174e..883fb850b 100644
--- a/nimwc.nim
+++ b/nimwc.nim
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ proc startupCheck(cfg: Config) =
     echo compile_start_msg & userArgs & "\n\n"
     let nimv2 = if NimMajor >= 2: " --mm:orc " else: ""
 
-    let (output, exitCode) = execCmdEx("nim c --out:" & appPath & " " & compileOptions & " " & nimv2& " " & getAppDir() & "/nimwcpkg/nimwc_main.nim")
+    let (output, exitCode) = execCmdEx("nim c --out:" & appPath & " " & compileOptions & " " & nimv2 & " " & getAppDir() & "/nimwcpkg/nimwc_main.nim")
     if exitCode != 0:
       styledEcho(fgRed, bgBlack, compile_fail_msg)
       echo output
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ when isMainModule:
   when defined(dev):
     echo($compileOptions, "\n\n")
 
+  var quitAfterCompile = false
+
   for keysType, keys, values in getopt():
     case keysType
     of cmdShortOption, cmdLongOption:
@@ -280,6 +282,8 @@ when isMainModule:
         echo backupDb(cfg.getSectionValue("Database", when defined(postgres): "name" else: "host"), checksum=false, sign=false, targz=false)
       of "backuplogs":
         echo backupOldLogs(splitPath(cfg.getSectionValue("Logging", when defined(release): "logfile" else: "logfiledev")).head)
+      of "quitAfterCompile":
+        quitAfterCompile = true
 
     of cmdArgument:
       discard
@@ -287,8 +291,11 @@ when isMainModule:
     of cmdEnd:
       quit("Wrong arguments, please see help with: --help", 1)
 
-    if keys.len != 0:
+    if keys.len != 0 and not quitAfterCompile:
       quit("Run again with no arguments, please see help with: --help", 0)
 
   startupCheck(cfg)
+  if quitAfterCompile:
+    sleep(1000)
   launcherActivated(cfg)
+