diff --git a/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan/asan_interceptor.cpp b/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan/asan_interceptor.cpp
index fb2a01101e..fb1cf1c244 100644
--- a/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan/asan_interceptor.cpp
+++ b/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan/asan_interceptor.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,10 @@ ur_result_t AsanInterceptor::releaseMemory(ur_context_handle_t Context,
   if (!AllocInfoItOp) {
     // "Addr" might be a host pointer
     ReportBadFree(Addr, GetCurrentBacktrace(), nullptr);
-    return UR_RESULT_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+    if (getOptions().HaltOnError) {
+      exitWithErrors();
+    }
+    return UR_RESULT_SUCCESS;
   }
 
   auto AllocInfoIt = *AllocInfoItOp;
@@ -186,17 +189,26 @@ ur_result_t AsanInterceptor::releaseMemory(ur_context_handle_t Context,
       // "Addr" might be a host pointer
       ReportBadFree(Addr, GetCurrentBacktrace(), nullptr);
     }
-    return UR_RESULT_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+    if (getOptions().HaltOnError) {
+      exitWithErrors();
+    }
+    return UR_RESULT_SUCCESS;
   }
 
   if (Addr != AllocInfo->UserBegin) {
     ReportBadFree(Addr, GetCurrentBacktrace(), AllocInfo);
-    return UR_RESULT_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+    if (getOptions().HaltOnError) {
+      exitWithErrors();
+    }
+    return UR_RESULT_SUCCESS;
   }
 
   if (AllocInfo->IsReleased) {
     ReportDoubleFree(Addr, GetCurrentBacktrace(), AllocInfo);
-    return UR_RESULT_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+    if (getOptions().HaltOnError) {
+      exitWithErrors();
+    }
+    return UR_RESULT_SUCCESS;
   }
 
   AllocInfo->IsReleased = true;
diff --git a/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan/asan_options.cpp b/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan/asan_options.cpp
index 7704547d38..799c892ff1 100644
--- a/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan/asan_options.cpp
+++ b/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan/asan_options.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ AsanOptions::AsanOptions() {
   SetBoolOption("detect_privates", DetectPrivates);
   SetBoolOption("print_stats", PrintStats);
   SetBoolOption("detect_leaks", DetectLeaks);
+  SetBoolOption("halt_on_error", HaltOnError);
 
   auto KV = OptionsEnvMap->find("quarantine_size_mb");
   if (KV != OptionsEnvMap->end()) {
diff --git a/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan/asan_options.hpp b/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan/asan_options.hpp
index 4da32ca278..cea30351d3 100644
--- a/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan/asan_options.hpp
+++ b/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan/asan_options.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct AsanOptions {
   bool PrintStats = false;
   bool DetectKernelArguments = true;
   bool DetectLeaks = true;
+  bool HaltOnError = true;
 
   explicit AsanOptions();
 };