diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 67f0f235e..0bbc07ac9 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         {
             "label": "client: Debug: make",
             "type": "shell",
-            "command": "make client -j DEBUG=1",
+            "command": "make client -j DEBUG=1 SANITIZE=1",
             "problemMatcher": [
                 "$gcc"
             ],
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         {
             "label": "client: Debug: clean & make",
             "type": "shell",
-            "command": "make client/clean && make client -j DEBUG=1",
+            "command": "make client/clean && make client -j DEBUG=1 SANITIZE=1",
             "problemMatcher": [
                 "$gcc"
             ],