diff --git a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
index 7704840f..0da26aea 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ add_custom_command(
           ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/outputs.proto
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
+if(MINIMAL_BUILD)
 add_executable(
   falco
   configuration.cpp
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ add_executable(
   statsfilewriter.cpp
   falco.cpp
   "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/sysdig/fields_info.cpp"
-  webserver.cpp
   grpc_context.cpp
   grpc_server_impl.cpp
   grpc_request_context.cpp
@@ -58,43 +58,97 @@ add_executable(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.grpc.pb.cc
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.pb.cc
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/schema.pb.cc)
+else()
+  add_executable(
+    falco
+    configuration.cpp
+    logger.cpp
+    falco_outputs.cpp
+    event_drops.cpp
+    statsfilewriter.cpp
+    falco.cpp
+    "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/sysdig/fields_info.cpp"
+    webserver.cpp
+    grpc_context.cpp
+    grpc_server_impl.cpp
+    grpc_request_context.cpp
+    grpc_server.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.grpc.pb.cc
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.pb.cc
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.grpc.pb.cc
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.pb.cc
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/schema.pb.cc)
 
-add_dependencies(falco civetweb string-view-lite)
+    add_dependencies(falco civetweb)   
+endif()
+
+add_dependencies(falco string-view-lite)
 
 if(USE_BUNDLED_DEPS)
   add_dependencies(falco yamlcpp)
 endif()
 
-target_include_directories(
-  falco
-  PUBLIC
-    "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/sysdig"
-    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/engine"
-    "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/falco"
-    "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/driver/src"
-    "${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}"
-    "${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-    "${CIVETWEB_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-    "${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-    "${GRPC_INCLUDE}"
-    "${GRPCPP_INCLUDE}"
-    "${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE}"
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
-    "${DRAIOS_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/yaml-${DRAIOS_YAML_VERSION}/target/include")
+if(MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  target_include_directories(
+    falco
+    PUBLIC
+      "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/sysdig"
+      "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/engine"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/falco"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/driver/src"
+      "${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}"
+      "${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${GRPC_INCLUDE}"
+      "${GRPCPP_INCLUDE}"
+      "${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE}"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+      "${DRAIOS_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/yaml-${DRAIOS_YAML_VERSION}/target/include")
 
-target_link_libraries(
-  falco
-  falco_engine
-  sinsp
-  "${GPR_LIB}"
-  "${GRPC_LIB}"
-  "${GRPCPP_LIB}"
-  "${PROTOBUF_LIB}"
-  "${OPENSSL_LIBRARY_SSL}"
-  "${OPENSSL_LIBRARY_CRYPTO}"
-  "${LIBYAML_LIB}"
-  "${YAMLCPP_LIB}"
-  "${CIVETWEB_LIB}")
+  target_link_libraries(
+    falco
+    falco_engine
+    sinsp
+    "${GPR_LIB}"
+    "${GRPC_LIB}"
+    "${GRPCPP_LIB}"
+    "${PROTOBUF_LIB}"
+    "${OPENSSL_LIBRARY_SSL}"
+    "${OPENSSL_LIBRARY_CRYPTO}"
+    "${LIBYAML_LIB}"
+    "${YAMLCPP_LIB}")
+else()
+  target_include_directories(
+    falco
+    PUBLIC
+      "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/sysdig"
+      "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/engine"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/falco"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/driver/src"
+      "${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}"
+      "${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${CIVETWEB_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${GRPC_INCLUDE}"
+      "${GRPCPP_INCLUDE}"
+      "${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE}"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+      "${DRAIOS_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/yaml-${DRAIOS_YAML_VERSION}/target/include")
+
+  target_link_libraries(
+    falco
+    falco_engine
+    sinsp
+    "${GPR_LIB}"
+    "${GRPC_LIB}"
+    "${GRPCPP_LIB}"
+    "${PROTOBUF_LIB}"
+    "${OPENSSL_LIBRARY_SSL}"
+    "${OPENSSL_LIBRARY_CRYPTO}"
+    "${LIBYAML_LIB}"
+    "${YAMLCPP_LIB}"
+    "${CIVETWEB_LIB}")
+endif()
 
 configure_file(config_falco.h.in config_falco.h)
 
diff --git a/userspace/falco/falco.cpp b/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
index 50e62eac..01467a3b 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "falco_engine.h"
 #include "config_falco.h"
 #include "statsfilewriter.h"
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 #include "webserver.h"
+#endif
 #include "grpc_server.h"
 #include "banned.h" // This raises a compilation error when certain functions are used
 
@@ -461,7 +463,9 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 	double duration;
 	scap_stats cstats;
 
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 	falco_webserver webserver;
+#endif
 	falco::grpc::server grpc_server;
 	std::thread grpc_server_thread;
 
@@ -1225,6 +1229,7 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 		delete mesos_api;
 		mesos_api = 0;
 
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 		if(trace_filename.empty() && config.m_webserver_enabled && !disable_k8s_audit)
 		{
 			std::string ssl_option = (config.m_webserver_ssl_enabled ? " (SSL)" : "");
@@ -1232,6 +1237,7 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 			webserver.init(&config, engine, outputs);
 			webserver.start();
 		}
+#endif
 
 		// gRPC server
 		if(config.m_grpc_enabled)
@@ -1302,7 +1308,9 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 		inspector->close();
 		engine->print_stats();
 		sdropmgr.print_stats();
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 		webserver.stop();
+#endif
 		if(grpc_server_thread.joinable())
 		{
 			grpc_server.shutdown();
@@ -1315,7 +1323,9 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		result = EXIT_FAILURE;
 
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 		webserver.stop();
+#endif
 		if(grpc_server_thread.joinable())
 		{
 			grpc_server.shutdown();