diff --git a/example/performance/CMakeLists.txt b/example/performance/CMakeLists.txt
index 1eea1e3a..58d2c7cf 100644
--- a/example/performance/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/performance/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,24 @@ link_directories(/opt/MESA/lib/)
 link_libraries(hos-client-cpp pthread)
 include_directories(/opt/MESA/include)
 
+#for ASAN
+set(ASAN_OPTION "OFF" CACHE STRING " set asan type chosen by the user, using OFF as default")
+set_property(CACHE ASAN_OPTION  PROPERTY STRINGS OFF ADDRESS THREAD)
+message(STATUS "ASAN_OPTION='${ASAN_OPTION}'")
+
+if(ASAN_OPTION MATCHES "ADDRESS")
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKADDRESS} -g -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+	set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -lasan")
+	set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -lasan")
+elseif(ASAN_OPTION MATCHES "THREAD")
+	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -g -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -fsanitize=thread -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -fsanitize=thread -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+	set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -lasan")
+	set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -lasan")
+endif()
+# end of for ASAN
+
 add_executable(HosClientPerformance HosClientPerformance.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(HosClientPerformance hos-client-cpp)
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2228c01c..d4fa97b0 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,24 @@ add_library(${lib_name}_shared SHARED hos_client.cpp hos_hash.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(${lib_name}_shared libaws-cpp-sdk-s3.so libaws-cpp-sdk-core.so libMESA_field_stat2.so libcurl.so)
 set_target_properties(${lib_name}_shared PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${lib_name})
 
+#for ASAN
+set(ASAN_OPTION "OFF" CACHE STRING " set asan type chosen by the user, using OFF as default")
+set_property(CACHE ASAN_OPTION  PROPERTY STRINGS OFF ADDRESS THREAD)
+message(STATUS "ASAN_OPTION='${ASAN_OPTION}'")
+
+if(ASAN_OPTION MATCHES "ADDRESS")
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKADDRESS} -g -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+	set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -lasan")
+	set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -lasan")
+elseif(ASAN_OPTION MATCHES "THREAD")
+	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -g -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -fsanitize=thread -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -fsanitize=thread -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+	set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -lasan")
+	set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -lasan")
+endif()
+# end of for ASAN
+
 add_dependencies(${lib_name}_shared aws-sdk-cpp-master-static)
 #install(TARGETS ${lib_name}_shared LIBRARY DESTINATION /opt/MESA/lib)