diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/UnitTest/TestTypes.h b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/UnitTest/TestTypes.h
index 53065bf2ed..c1ada33446 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/UnitTest/TestTypes.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/UnitTest/TestTypes.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
         void SetupAllocator(const AZ::SystemAllocator::Descriptor& allocatorDesc = {})
         {
             m_drillerManager = AZ::Debug::DrillerManager::Create();
+            AZ::AllocatorManager::Instance().EnterProfilingMode();
             AZ::AllocatorManager::Instance().SetDefaultTrackingMode(AZ::Debug::AllocationRecords::RECORD_FULL);
 
             // Only create the SystemAllocator if it s not ready
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
             AZ::Debug::DrillerManager::Destroy(m_drillerManager);
 
             AZ::AllocatorManager::Instance().SetDefaultTrackingMode(AZ::Debug::AllocationRecords::RECORD_NO_RECORDS);
+            AZ::AllocatorManager::Instance().ExitProfilingMode();
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/Memory.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/Memory.cpp
index f4d58c4d8a..e442d62c7d 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/Memory.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/Memory.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ namespace UnitTest
         {
             AZ::AllocatorManager::Instance().SetDefaultTrackingMode(AZ::Debug::AllocationRecords::RECORD_FULL);
             m_drillerManager = Debug::DrillerManager::Create();
+            AZ::AllocatorManager::Instance().EnterProfilingMode();
         }
         void TearDown() override
         {
             Debug::DrillerManager::Destroy(m_drillerManager);
+            AZ::AllocatorManager::Instance().ExitProfilingMode();
             AZ::AllocatorManager::Instance().SetDefaultTrackingMode(AZ::Debug::AllocationRecords::RECORD_NO_RECORDS);
         }
     protected:
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/Memory/LeakDetection.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/Memory/LeakDetection.cpp
index 6e15507545..0748d5a1aa 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/Memory/LeakDetection.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/Memory/LeakDetection.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
         void SetUp() override
         {
             m_drillerManager = AZ::Debug::DrillerManager::Create();
+            AZ::AllocatorManager::Instance().EnterProfilingMode();
             AZ::AllocatorManager::Instance().SetDefaultTrackingMode(AZ::Debug::AllocationRecords::RECORD_FULL);
 
             if (azrtti_typeid<AllocatorType>() != azrtti_typeid<AZ::SystemAllocator>()) // simplifies instead of template specialization
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
                 AZ::AllocatorInstance<AZ::SystemAllocator>::Destroy();
             }
             AZ::Debug::DrillerManager::Destroy(m_drillerManager);
+            AZ::AllocatorManager::Instance().ExitProfilingMode();
 
             m_busRedirector.BusDisconnect();
             EXPECT_EQ(m_leakExpected, m_leakDetected);
diff --git a/Code/Framework/GridMate/Tests/Tests.h b/Code/Framework/GridMate/Tests/Tests.h
index 964a588330..099c94f284 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/GridMate/Tests/Tests.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/GridMate/Tests/Tests.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ namespace UnitTest
             if (m_drillerManager)
             {
                 AZ::Debug::DrillerManager::Destroy(m_drillerManager);
+                AZ::AllocatorManager::Instance().ExitProfilingMode();
                 m_drillerManager = nullptr;
             }
         }