diff --git a/server/bin/start.sh b/server/bin/start.sh
index dc34e8f0bc..0afff4c3a8 100755
--- a/server/bin/start.sh
+++ b/server/bin/start.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 echo "Initializing Immich $IMMICH_SOURCE_REF"
 
-lib_path="/usr/lib/$(arch)-linux-gnu/libmimalloc.so.3"
-if [ -f "$lib_path" ]; then
-  export LD_PRELOAD="$lib_path"
-else
-  echo "skipping libmimalloc - path not found $lib_path"
-fi
+# TODO: Update to mimalloc v3 when verified memory isn't released issue is fixed
+# lib_path="/usr/lib/$(arch)-linux-gnu/libmimalloc.so.3"
+# if [ -f "$lib_path" ]; then
+#   export LD_PRELOAD="$lib_path"
+# else
+#   echo "skipping libmimalloc - path not found $lib_path"
+# fi
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib"
 SERVER_HOME="$(readlink -f "$(dirname "$0")/..")"