diff --git a/desktop/project.clj b/desktop/project.clj
index 98ce50f5..fc588bd4 100644
--- a/desktop/project.clj
+++ b/desktop/project.clj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                  [com.badlogicgames.gdx/gdx-backend-lwjgl "1.5.3"]
                  [com.badlogicgames.gdx/gdx-platform "1.5.3" :classifier "natives-desktop"]
                  [org.clojure/clojure "1.6.0"]
-                 [org.clojure/tools.nrepl "0.2.7"]
+                 
                  [play-clj "0.4.5-BRYCE"]
                  [org.clojure/data.priority-map "0.0.5"]
                  [org.clojure/core.async "0.1.338.0-5c5012-alpha"]]
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
   :profiles {
              :dev {
                    :source-paths ["src" "src-common" "src-dev"]
+                   :jvm-opts ["-Duse-repl=true"]
                    :dependencies [[com.badlogicgames.gdx/gdx-tools "1.5.3"]
+                                  [org.clojure/tools.nrepl "0.2.7"]
                                   [slamhound "1.5.5"]
                                   [org.clojure/data.csv "0.1.3"]]
                    
diff --git a/desktop/src/advent/core/desktop_launcher.clj b/desktop/src/advent/core/desktop_launcher.clj
index 02ef2609..f2709318 100644
--- a/desktop/src/advent/core/desktop_launcher.clj
+++ b/desktop/src/advent/core/desktop_launcher.clj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (ns advent.core.desktop-launcher
   (:require [advent.core :refer :all]
             [advent.utils :as utils]
-            #_[clojure.tools.nrepl.server])
+            )
   (:import [com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl LwjglApplication LwjglApplicationConfiguration]
            [org.lwjgl.input Keyboard]
            [com.badlogic.gdx Gdx])
@@ -9,18 +9,22 @@
 
 
 
+
+
 (defn -main
   [& [port]]
-  #_(try
-    
-    (when port (let [{port :port} (clojure.tools.nrepl.server/start-server :port (Integer/parseInt port))]
-     (doseq [port-file ["target/repl-port" ".nrepl-port"]]
-       (-> port-file
-           java.io.File.
-           (doto .deleteOnExit)
-           (spit port)))
-     (println "Started nREPL server on port" port)))
-    (catch Exception e))
+  (when (System/getProperty "use-repl")
+    (eval `(require 'clojure.tools.nrepl.server))
+    (eval `(try
+             
+             (when ~port (let [{port# :port} (clojure.tools.nrepl.server/start-server :port (Integer/parseInt ~port))]
+                          (doseq [port-file# ["target/repl-port" ".nrepl-port"]]
+                            (-> port-file#
+                                java.io.File.
+                                (doto .deleteOnExit)
+                                (spit port#)))
+                          (println "Started nREPL server on port" port#)))
+             (catch Exception e#))))
 
   (let [cfg (LwjglApplicationConfiguration.)]
     (if false