diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_proxy_lib.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_proxy_lib.yml
index e73dabe29f..27a66267d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_proxy_lib.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_proxy_lib.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           -DUMF_BUILD_BENCHMARKS=OFF
           -DUMF_BUILD_TESTS=ON
           -DUMF_FORMAT_CODE_STYLE=OFF
-          -DUMF_DEVELOPER_MODE=OFF
+          -DUMF_DEVELOPER_MODE=ON
           -DUMF_BUILD_LIBUMF_POOL_JEMALLOC=ON
           -DUMF_BUILD_LIBUMF_POOL_DISJOINT=ON
           -DUMF_TESTS_FAIL_ON_SKIP=ON
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0eea5faf42..0b88f95b5f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Unknown OS type")
 endif()
 
+if(UMF_DEVELOPER_MODE)
+    set(UMF_COMMON_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${UMF_COMMON_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS}
+                                       UMF_DEVELOPER_MODE=1)
+endif()
+
 if(NOT UMF_BUILD_LIBUMF_POOL_JEMALLOC)
     set(UMF_POOL_JEMALLOC_ENABLED FALSE)
     set(JEMALLOC_FOUND FALSE)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a27dce464..2d83faacf0 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ set(UMF_CUDA_INCLUDE_DIR
 # Compile definitions for UMF library.
 #
 # TODO: Cleanup the compile definitions across all the CMake files
-set(UMF_COMMON_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS UMF_VERSION=${UMF_VERSION})
+set(UMF_COMMON_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${UMF_COMMON_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS}
+                                   UMF_VERSION=${UMF_VERSION})
 
 set(BA_SOURCES
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/base_alloc/base_alloc.c
diff --git a/src/base_alloc/base_alloc.c b/src/base_alloc/base_alloc.c
index 209ace7fe3..6f975307dc 100644
--- a/src/base_alloc/base_alloc.c
+++ b/src/base_alloc/base_alloc.c
@@ -303,7 +303,13 @@ void umf_ba_destroy(umf_ba_pool_t *pool) {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
     ba_debug_checks(pool);
     if (pool->metadata.n_allocs) {
-        LOG_ERR("pool->metadata.n_allocs = %zu", pool->metadata.n_allocs);
+        LOG_ERR("number of base allocator memory leaks: %zu",
+                pool->metadata.n_allocs);
+
+#ifdef UMF_DEVELOPER_MODE
+        assert(pool->metadata.n_allocs == 0 &&
+               "memory leaks in base allocator occurred");
+#endif
     }
 #endif /* NDEBUG */
 
diff --git a/test/provider_devdax_memory.cpp b/test/provider_devdax_memory.cpp
index 1feaaaaa63..7765dd08da 100644
--- a/test/provider_devdax_memory.cpp
+++ b/test/provider_devdax_memory.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ TEST_F(test, test_if_mapped_with_MAP_SYNC) {
     ASSERT_EQ(umf_result, UMF_RESULT_SUCCESS);
 
     umfMemoryProviderDestroy(hProvider);
+    umfDevDaxMemoryProviderParamsDestroy(params);
 
     // fail test if the "sf" flag was not found
     ASSERT_EQ(flag_found, true);
diff --git a/test/provider_file_memory.cpp b/test/provider_file_memory.cpp
index 0d54c287cb..cfa37be31a 100644
--- a/test/provider_file_memory.cpp
+++ b/test/provider_file_memory.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ TEST_F(test, test_if_mapped_with_MAP_SYNC) {
     ASSERT_EQ(umf_result, UMF_RESULT_SUCCESS);
 
     umfMemoryProviderDestroy(hProvider);
+    umfFileMemoryProviderParamsDestroy(params);
 
     // fail test if the "sf" flag was not found
     ASSERT_EQ(flag_found, true);
diff --git a/test/provider_os_memory_multiple_numa_nodes.cpp b/test/provider_os_memory_multiple_numa_nodes.cpp
index e493a427ca..cfc58f2f06 100644
--- a/test/provider_os_memory_multiple_numa_nodes.cpp
+++ b/test/provider_os_memory_multiple_numa_nodes.cpp
@@ -674,17 +674,17 @@ TEST_P(testNumaSplit, checkModeSplit) {
     auto [required_numa_nodes, pages, in, out] = param;
     umf_result_t umf_result;
 
-    umf_os_memory_provider_params_handle_t os_memory_provider_params = nullptr;
-
-    umf_result = umfOsMemoryProviderParamsCreate(&os_memory_provider_params);
-    ASSERT_EQ(umf_result, UMF_RESULT_SUCCESS);
-
     std::vector<unsigned> numa_nodes = get_available_numa_nodes();
 
     if (numa_nodes.size() < required_numa_nodes) {
         GTEST_SKIP_("Not enough numa nodes");
     }
 
+    umf_os_memory_provider_params_handle_t os_memory_provider_params = nullptr;
+
+    umf_result = umfOsMemoryProviderParamsCreate(&os_memory_provider_params);
+    ASSERT_EQ(umf_result, UMF_RESULT_SUCCESS);
+
     ASSERT_EQ(out.size(), pages)
         << "Wrong test input - out array size doesn't match page count";