diff --git a/compiler/Makefile b/compiler/Makefile
index 104454364..c9db36017 100644
--- a/compiler/Makefile
+++ b/compiler/Makefile
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ generate_code:
 	cd ${GOPATH}/src/nexustempmodule && cd nexus-gql && go mod init && \
 	go mod edit -replace nexustempmodule=${GOPATH}/src/nexustempmodule && \
 	${COMPILER_SRC_DIRECTORY}/scripts/pin_graphql_build_version.sh ${COMPILER_SRC_DIRECTORY} && \
-	go mod tidy -e 2>/dev/null && \
-	CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux \
-	go build --trimpath -o graphql.so -buildmode=plugin server.go
+	go mod edit -go=1.18 && \
+	go mod tidy && \
+	CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=amd64 GOOS=linux go build -ldflags="-w -s" server.go
 	@echo "Updating module name"
 	./scripts/replace_mod_path.sh
 	find . -name "*.bak" -type f -delete
diff --git a/compiler/example/output/_rendered_templates/nexus-gql/server.go b/compiler/example/output/_rendered_templates/nexus-gql/server.go
index 85cb58a13..25dd04c5f 100644
--- a/compiler/example/output/_rendered_templates/nexus-gql/server.go
+++ b/compiler/example/output/_rendered_templates/nexus-gql/server.go
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 
 	"nexustempmodule/nexus-gql/graph"
 	"nexustempmodule/nexus-gql/graph/generated"
+
 	"github.com/rs/cors"
-	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/graph-framework-for-microservices/gqlgen/graphql"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/graph-framework-for-microservices/gqlgen/graphql/handler"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/graph-framework-for-microservices/gqlgen/graphql/playground"
 )
 
-
 func StartHttpServer() {
 	c := cors.New(cors.Options{
 		AllowedOrigins:   []string{"*"},
@@ -25,3 +26,15 @@ func StartHttpServer() {
 	http.Handle("/", HttpHandlerFunc)
 	http.Handle("/query", c.Handler(Hander_server))
 }
+
+func main() {
+	port := os.Getenv("PORT")
+	if port == "" {
+		port = "8080"
+	}
+	StartHttpServer()
+	srv := &http.Server{Addr: fmt.Sprintf(":%s", port)}
+	if err := srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error in starting graphql server")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/compiler/example/output/generated/nexus-gql/server.go b/compiler/example/output/generated/nexus-gql/server.go
index 8d32c046e..25dddd85b 100644
--- a/compiler/example/output/generated/nexus-gql/server.go
+++ b/compiler/example/output/generated/nexus-gql/server.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/graph-framework-for-microservices/compiler/example/output/generated/nexus-gql/graph"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/graph-framework-for-microservices/compiler/example/output/generated/nexus-gql/graph/generated"
@@ -24,3 +26,15 @@ func StartHttpServer() {
 	http.Handle("/", HttpHandlerFunc)
 	http.Handle("/query", c.Handler(Hander_server))
 }
+
+func main() {
+	port := os.Getenv("PORT")
+	if port == "" {
+		port = "8080"
+	}
+	StartHttpServer()
+	srv := &http.Server{Addr: fmt.Sprintf(":%s", port)}
+	if err := srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error in starting graphql server")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/compiler/example/test-utils/output-group-name-with-hyphen-datamodel/crd_generated/nexus-gql/server.go b/compiler/example/test-utils/output-group-name-with-hyphen-datamodel/crd_generated/nexus-gql/server.go
index af7102def..d920e7f52 100644
--- a/compiler/example/test-utils/output-group-name-with-hyphen-datamodel/crd_generated/nexus-gql/server.go
+++ b/compiler/example/test-utils/output-group-name-with-hyphen-datamodel/crd_generated/nexus-gql/server.go
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 
 	"../../example/test-utils/output-group-name-with-hyphen-datamodel/crd_generated/nexus-gql/graph"
 	"../../example/test-utils/output-group-name-with-hyphen-datamodel/crd_generated/nexus-gql/graph/generated"
 	"github.com/rs/cors"
-	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/graph-framework-for-microservices/gqlgen/graphql"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/graph-framework-for-microservices/gqlgen/graphql/handler"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/graph-framework-for-microservices/gqlgen/graphql/playground"
 )
 
-
 func StartHttpServer() {
 	c := cors.New(cors.Options{
 		AllowedOrigins:   []string{"*"},
@@ -25,3 +25,15 @@ func StartHttpServer() {
 	http.Handle("/", HttpHandlerFunc)
 	http.Handle("/query", c.Handler(Hander_server))
 }
+
+func main() {
+	port := os.Getenv("PORT")
+	if port == "" {
+		port = "8080"
+	}
+	StartHttpServer()
+	srv := &http.Server{Addr: fmt.Sprintf(":%s", port)}
+	if err := srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error in starting graphql server")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/compiler/pkg/generator/template/graphql/server.go.tmpl b/compiler/pkg/generator/template/graphql/server.go.tmpl
index 9ca8a4090..bcc165a0b 100644
--- a/compiler/pkg/generator/template/graphql/server.go.tmpl
+++ b/compiler/pkg/generator/template/graphql/server.go.tmpl
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/graph-framework-for-microservices/gqlgen/graphql/playground"
 )
 
-
 func StartHttpServer() {
 	c := cors.New(cors.Options{
 		AllowedOrigins:   []string{"*"},
@@ -25,3 +24,15 @@ func StartHttpServer() {
 	http.Handle("/", HttpHandlerFunc)
 	http.Handle("/query", c.Handler(Hander_server))
 }
+
+func main() {
+	port := os.Getenv("PORT")
+	if port == "" {
+		port = "8080"
+	}
+	StartHttpServer()
+	srv := &http.Server{Addr: fmt.Sprintf(":%s", port)}
+	if err := srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("Error in starting graphql server")
+	}
+}
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