diff --git a/BUILD/build_deb_local.sh b/BUILD/build_deb_local.sh
index 0640673ef..1c8c078de 100755
--- a/BUILD/build_deb_local.sh
+++ b/BUILD/build_deb_local.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ make
 
 if [[ "$cmake_flags" =~ "BUILD_TESTS" ]]
 then
+    # We don't care about memory leaks in the tests (e.g. servers are never freed)
+    export ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0
     # All tests must pass otherwise the build is considered a failure
     ctest --output-on-failure || exit 1
 fi