diff --git a/kanidmd/src/lib/lib.rs b/kanidmd/src/lib/lib.rs
index 7123b29b3..f99cd4b91 100644
--- a/kanidmd/src/lib/lib.rs
+++ b/kanidmd/src/lib/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #![deny(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
 #![deny(clippy::trivially_copy_pass_by_ref)]
 
+#[cfg(test)]
 #[global_allocator]
 static ALLOC: jemallocator::Jemalloc = jemallocator::Jemalloc;
 
diff --git a/kanidmd/src/server/main.rs b/kanidmd/src/server/main.rs
index d9c41f66d..ba0e20835 100644
--- a/kanidmd/src/server/main.rs
+++ b/kanidmd/src/server/main.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #![deny(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
 #![deny(clippy::trivially_copy_pass_by_ref)]
 
+#[cfg(not(test))]
+#[global_allocator]
+static ALLOC: jemallocator::Jemalloc = jemallocator::Jemalloc;
+
 use users::{get_current_gid, get_current_uid, get_effective_gid, get_effective_uid};
 
 use serde_derive::Deserialize;