diff --git a/test/integration-test-common.sh b/test/integration-test-common.sh
index ddbe9ee..bc09c7c 100644
--- a/test/integration-test-common.sh
+++ b/test/integration-test-common.sh
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ function start_s3fs {
     if [ `uname` = "Darwin" ]; then
          set +o errexit
          TRYCOUNT=0
-         while [ $TRYCOUNT -le 20 ]; do
+         while [ $TRYCOUNT -le ${RETRIES:=20} ]; do
              df | grep -q $TEST_BUCKET_MOUNT_POINT_1
              if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
                  break;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ function start_s3fs {
          fi
          set -o errexit
     else
-        retry 20 grep -q $TEST_BUCKET_MOUNT_POINT_1 /proc/mounts || exit 1
+        retry ${RETRIES:=20} grep -q $TEST_BUCKET_MOUNT_POINT_1 /proc/mounts || exit 1
     fi
 
     # Quick way to start system up for manual testing with options under test
diff --git a/test/run_tests_using_sanitizers.sh b/test/run_tests_using_sanitizers.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8ff85e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run_tests_using_sanitizers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+# run tests with libstc++ debug mode, https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/debug_mode.html
+make clean
+./configure CXXFLAGS='-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG -g'
+make
+DBGLEVEL=debug make check -C test/
+
+# run tests under AddressSanitizer, https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AddressSanitizer.html
+make clean
+./configure CXX=clang++ CXXFLAGS='-fsanitize=address -fsanitize-address-use-after-scope -g'
+make
+ASAN_OPTIONS='detect_stack_use_after_return=1' make check -C test/
+
+# run tests under ThreadSanitizer, https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ThreadSanitizer.html
+make clean
+./configure CXX=clang++ CXXFLAGS='-fsanitize=thread -g'
+make
+TSAN_OPTIONS='halt_on_error=1' make check -C test/
+
+# run tests under Valgrind
+make clean
+./configure CXXFLAGS='-O1 -g'
+make
+RETRIES=200 VALGRIND='--error-exitcode=1 --leak-check=full' make check -C test/