diff --git a/Community.CsharpSqlite/Community.CsharpSqlite.csproj b/Community.CsharpSqlite/Community.CsharpSqlite.csproj
index cddfb3a2d..8e78452f8 100644
--- a/Community.CsharpSqlite/Community.CsharpSqlite.csproj
+++ b/Community.CsharpSqlite/Community.CsharpSqlite.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="4.0">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Release</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
     <ProductVersion>9.0.30729</ProductVersion>
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
diff --git a/Localizations/Localizations.csproj b/Localizations/Localizations.csproj
index 076b10145..1c8ecc458 100644
--- a/Localizations/Localizations.csproj
+++ b/Localizations/Localizations.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="4.0">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Release</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
     <ProductVersion>8.0.50727</ProductVersion>
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
diff --git a/Localizations/TranslationMap.cs b/Localizations/TranslationMap.cs
index f2c624603..f54ee5b9f 100644
--- a/Localizations/TranslationMap.cs
+++ b/Localizations/TranslationMap.cs
@@ -177,5 +177,12 @@ namespace MatterHackers.Localizations
 
             return tranlatedString;
         }
+
+        public static void AssertDebugNotDefined()
+        {
+#if DEBUG
+            throw new Exception("DEBUG is defined and should not be!");
+#endif
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MatterControl.csproj b/MatterControl.csproj
index dc45650af..4268c2ddf 100644
--- a/MatterControl.csproj
+++ b/MatterControl.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="4.0">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Release</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
     <ProductVersion>8.0.50727</ProductVersion>
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
diff --git a/PluginSystem/MatterControlPluginBase.cs b/PluginSystem/MatterControlPluginBase.cs
index 16615a54e..f4d0ecf89 100644
--- a/PluginSystem/MatterControlPluginBase.cs
+++ b/PluginSystem/MatterControlPluginBase.cs
@@ -52,5 +52,12 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.PluginSystem
 
             return null;
         }
+
+        public static void AssertDebugNotDefined()
+        {
+#if DEBUG
+            throw new Exception("DEBUG is defined and should not be!");
+#endif
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/PluginSystem/MatterControlPluginSystem.csproj b/PluginSystem/MatterControlPluginSystem.csproj
index ef141d2bd..a800b225c 100644
--- a/PluginSystem/MatterControlPluginSystem.csproj
+++ b/PluginSystem/MatterControlPluginSystem.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="4.0">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Release</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
     <ProductVersion>8.0.50727</ProductVersion>
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
diff --git a/PrinterDriverInstaller/InfInstaller.csproj b/PrinterDriverInstaller/InfInstaller.csproj
index 86107a5e6..a96c5a201 100644
--- a/PrinterDriverInstaller/InfInstaller.csproj
+++ b/PrinterDriverInstaller/InfInstaller.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="4.0">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Release</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
     <ProductVersion>8.0.50727</ProductVersion>
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
diff --git a/Testing/TestingDispatch.cs b/Testing/TestingDispatch.cs
index f48b9b64f..c469350d6 100644
--- a/Testing/TestingDispatch.cs
+++ b/Testing/TestingDispatch.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,33 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.Testing
             try { MatterHackers.Agg.UI.SystemWindow.AssertDebugNotDefined(); }
             catch (Exception e) { DumpException(e); }
 
+            try { ClipperLib.Clipper.AssertDebugNotDefined(); }
+            catch (Exception e) { DumpException(e); }
+
+            try { MatterHackers.Csg.CSGTests.AssertDebugNotDefined(); }
+            catch (Exception e) { DumpException(e); }
+
+            try { MatterHackers.Agg.ImageProcessing.InvertLightness.AssertDebugNotDefined(); }
+            catch (Exception e) { DumpException(e); }
+
+            try { MatterHackers.Localizations.TranslationMap.AssertDebugNotDefined(); }
+            catch (Exception e) { DumpException(e); }
+
+            try { MatterHackers.MarchingSquares.MarchingSquaresByte.AssertDebugNotDefined(); }
+            catch (Exception e) { DumpException(e); }
+
+            try { MatterHackers.MatterControl.PluginSystem.MatterControlPlugin.AssertDebugNotDefined(); }
+            catch (Exception e) { DumpException(e); }
+
+            try { MatterHackers.MatterSlice.MatterSlice.AssertDebugNotDefined(); }
+            catch (Exception e) { DumpException(e); }
+
+            try { MatterHackers.MeshVisualizer.MeshViewerWidget.AssertDebugNotDefined(); }
+            catch (Exception e) { DumpException(e); }
+
+            try { MatterHackers.RenderOpenGl.GLMeshPlugin.AssertDebugNotDefined(); }
+            catch (Exception e) { DumpException(e); }
+
             if (!HadErrors)
             {
                 File.Delete(errorLogFileName);