diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c51b3e95..ed3bc4c0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ LLQUEUE_DIR = $(CONTRIB_DIR)/CLinkedListQueue
 VPATH = src
 
 GCOV_OUTPUT = *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov 
+
+ifdef RAFT_PRODUCTION
+GCOV_CCFLAGS =
+else
 GCOV_CCFLAGS = -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
+endif
+
 SHELL  = /bin/bash
 CFLAGS += -Iinclude -Werror -Werror=return-type -Werror=uninitialized -Wcast-align \
 	  -Wno-pointer-sign -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-common -fsigned-char \
@@ -14,7 +20,13 @@ CFLAGS += -Iinclude -Werror -Werror=return-type -Werror=uninitialized -Wcast-ali
 UNAME := $(shell uname)
 
 ifeq ($(UNAME), Darwin)
+
+ifdef RAFT_PRODUCTION
+ASANFLAGS =
+else
 ASANFLAGS = -fsanitize=address
+endif
+
 SHAREDFLAGS = -dynamiclib
 SHAREDEXT = dylib
 # We need to include the El Capitan specific /usr/includes, aargh
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 256c9a04..1a89972d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -17,11 +17,20 @@ There are no dependencies, however https://github.com/willemt/linked-List-queue
 Building
 ========
 
+For debugging/development:
+
 .. code-block:: bash
    :class: ignore
 
    make tests
 
+For production (to omit coverage & debugging tools):
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+   :class: ignore
+
+   RAFT_PRODUCTION=1 make
+
 Quality Assurance
 =================