diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/DummyInvocationUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/DummyInvocationUtils.java
index e05a92f6..5db512f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/DummyInvocationUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/DummyInvocationUtils.java
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ public class DummyInvocationUtils {
 		if (type.isInterface()) {
 			factory.addInterface(type);
 		} else {
+			factory.setOptimize(true);
 			factory.setTargetClass(type);
 			factory.setProxyTargetClass(true);
 		}