diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 427457b..dd76e24 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ VENDORDIR = vendor
 
 target ?= linux
 profile ?= debug
+valgrind ?= false
 
 ifeq ($(target), windows)
 	CC = x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
@@ -56,7 +57,13 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/%.o: $(SRCDIR)/%.c
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)
 
+ifeq ($(valgrind), true)
+    RUN_CMD = valgrind --leak-check=full ./$(BUILDDIR)/$(APPNAME)$(EXT)
+else
+    RUN_CMD = ./$(BUILDDIR)/$(APPNAME)$(EXT)
+endif
+
 run: all
-	valgrind --leak-check=full ./$(BUILDDIR)/$(APPNAME)$(EXT) ./data/Circuit.duckdb
+	$(RUN_CMD) ./data/Circuit.duckdb
 
 .PHONY: all clean run