diff --git a/.github/workflows/opam.yml b/.github/workflows/opam.yml
index 40691964..8e0131ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/opam.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/opam.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ jobs:
 
     - run: opam install . --deps-only --with-test
       working-directory: aslp_server
-    - run: opam exec -- dune build aslp_server --profile release
+    - run: opam exec -- dune build --profile release
       working-directory: aslp_server
 
diff --git a/aslp_server/aslp_server.opam b/aslp_server/aslp_server.opam
index 6567ef38..68be2ccd 100644
--- a/aslp_server/aslp_server.opam
+++ b/aslp_server/aslp_server.opam
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ doc: "https://github.com/UQ-PAC/aslp"
 bug-reports: "https://github.com/UQ-PAC/aslp/issues"
 depends: [
   "ocaml"
-  "dune" {>= "3.16"}
+  "dune" {>= "2.8"}
   "cohttp-lwt-unix"
   "yojson"
   "asli"
diff --git a/aslp_server/bin/dune b/aslp_server/bin/dune
index 4bf7d5df..3c9353cc 100644
--- a/aslp_server/bin/dune
+++ b/aslp_server/bin/dune
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (executable
  (public_name aslp_server)
+ (modes exe byte)
  (name main)
  (modules main)
  (libraries asli.libASL lwt.unix yojson cohttp-lwt cohttp-lwt-unix pprint))
diff --git a/aslp_server/dune-project b/aslp_server/dune-project
index e106a40a..8c9f37ab 100644
--- a/aslp_server/dune-project
+++ b/aslp_server/dune-project
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(lang dune 3.16)
+(lang dune 2.8)
 
 (name aslp_server)
 
diff --git a/aslp_server/dune-workspace b/aslp_server/dune-workspace
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b