diff --git a/spectrum_manager/src/main.cpp b/spectrum_manager/src/main.cpp
index 07618793e58b53da4e3196947a9c5151e0183114..ffbdc2394ea5037e0fd7d0c1efef37d7ab5a750b 100644
--- a/spectrum_manager/src/main.cpp
+++ b/spectrum_manager/src/main.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <iterator>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include "signal.h"
 #include "sys/wait.h"
 
@@ -568,6 +569,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	putenv("MALLOC_CHECK_=2");
+	putenv("MALLOC_PERTURB_=B");
+
 	if (command[0] == "start") {
 		start_instances(&config);
 	}