diff --git a/micropython/mip/manifest.py b/micropython/mip/manifest.py
index 4e85fe1e..f6d47e22 100644
--- a/micropython/mip/manifest.py
+++ b/micropython/mip/manifest.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ metadata(version="0.2.0", description="On-device package installer for network-c
 
 require("urequests")
 
-package("mip")
+package("mip", opt=3)