diff --git a/dockerfiles/archlinux.docker b/dockerfiles/archlinux.docker
index 5c1597923698f02d2267483066a92573d350769a..94fc1bdcf9e5b40dbe4113f59757d5d97a64ab3a 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/archlinux.docker
+++ b/dockerfiles/archlinux.docker
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ RUN pacman -S --noconfirm wget &&\
 
 # copy in lcov_cobertura
 ADD lcov-to-cobertura-xml /common/lcov_cobertura-1.6
+ADD valgrind.suppressions /common/valgrind.suppressions
 # add msk_jenkins user
 RUN useradd -u 30996 msk_jenkins
diff --git a/dockerfiles/bionic.docker b/dockerfiles/bionic.docker
index 144c84efc0b1e3283a6ab0072cf3d7ae7ae01266..4d23b02698e0487d3a8b4bd048f002c8b7d39708 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/bionic.docker
+++ b/dockerfiles/bionic.docker
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ RUN apt-get install -y openntpd ntpdate
 RUN apt-get install -y subversion
 # copy in lcov_cobertura
 ADD lcov-to-cobertura-xml /common/lcov_cobertura-1.6
+ADD valgrind.suppressions /common/valgrind.suppressions
 # add msk_jenkins user
 RUN useradd -u 30996 msk_jenkins
diff --git a/dockerfiles/tumbleweed.docker b/dockerfiles/tumbleweed.docker
index 75910e61819dec26d75fb0928cc7577c1f364d0c..62db21d847d86b47c477501d9e69c813c6a0f44c 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/tumbleweed.docker
+++ b/dockerfiles/tumbleweed.docker
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ RUN zypper install -y kernel-devel
 RUN zypper install -y hdf5-devel
 # copy in lcov_cobertura
 ADD lcov-to-cobertura-xml /common/lcov_cobertura-1.6
+ADD valgrind.suppressions /common/valgrind.suppressions
 # add msk_jenkins user
 RUN useradd -u 30996 msk_jenkins
diff --git a/dockerfiles/valgrind.suppressions/ChimeraTK.supp b/dockerfiles/valgrind.suppressions/ChimeraTK.supp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5544e0e49c592c0cf444c7ed597076a5099bd79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerfiles/valgrind.suppressions/ChimeraTK.supp
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+{
+   BOOST_lockfree_queue_1
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:_ZNV5boost7atomics6detail11base_atomicINS_8lockfree6detail10tagged_ptrINS3_5queue*parameter5void*node*compare_exchange_strong*memory_order*
+   fun:_ZNV5boost7atomics6detail11base_atomicINS_8lockfree6detail10tagged_ptrINS3_5queue*parameter5void*node*compare_exchange_weak*memory_order*
+   fun:_ZNV5boost7atomics6detail11base_atomicINS_8lockfree6detail10tagged_ptrINS3_5queue*parameter5void*node*compare_exchange_weak*memory_order*
+   ...
+}
+{
+   BOOST_lockfree_queue_1_tubleweed
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:_ZNSt6atomicIN5boost8lockfree6detail10tagged_ptrINS1_5queue*E4nodeEEEE21compare_exchange_weak*St12memory_order*_
+   fun:_ZNSt6atomicIN5boost8lockfree6detail10tagged_ptrINS1_5queue*E4nodeEEEE21compare_exchange_weak*St12memory_order
+   ...
+}
+{
+   BOOST_lockfree_queue_2
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   ...
+   fun:_ZN5boost8lockfree5queue*parameter5void*do_push*
+   ...
+}
+{
+   BOOST_lockfree_queue_3
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   ...
+   fun:_ZN5boost8lockfree5queueImJEE7do_pushILb0EEEbRKm
+   fun:_ZN5boost8lockfree5queueImJEE4pushERKm
+   ...
+}
+{
+   BOOST_lockfree_queue_3_tumbleweed
+   
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:_ZN5boost8lockfree5queue*E7do_pushILb0EEEbRKS5_
+   fun:_ZN5boost8lockfree5queue*E4pushERKS5_
+   ...
+}
+{
+   BOOST_promise
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: definite
+   fun:_Znwm
+   ...
+   fun:_ZN5boost7promiseIvE9lazy_initEv
+   fun:_ZN5boost7promiseIvE10get_futureEv
+   ...
+}
+{
+   BOOST_promise_destructor
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: possible
+   fun:_Znwm
+   ...
+   fun:_ZN5boost7promiseIvED1Ev
+   ...
+}
+{
+   libz_inflate
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:inflateReset2
+   fun:inflateInit2_
+   obj:/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1.2.3.4
+   obj:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxml2.so.2.7.8
+   fun:__xmlParserInputBufferCreateFilename
+   ...
+}
+{
+   glib_uft8_collate
+   Memcheck:Addr8
+   fun:wcscmp
+   fun:wcscoll_l
+   fun:g_utf8_collate
+   ...
+}
+{
+   glib-dl_init
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   ...
+   obj:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.4002.0
+   ...
+   fun:call_init.part.0
+   fun:call_init
+   fun:_dl_init
+   obj:/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ld-2.19.so
+}
+{
+   glib-dl_init_u16
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   ...
+   obj:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.4800.2
+   ...
+   fun:call_init.part.0
+   fun:call_init
+   fun:_dl_init
+   obj:/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ld-2.23.so
+}
+{
+   glib-dl_init_suse422
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   ...
+   obj:/usr/lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0.4800.2
+   ...
+   fun:call_init.part.0
+   fun:_dl_init
+   obj:/lib64/ld-2.22.so
+}
+{
+   glib-dl_init_suseTubleweed
+   Memcheck:Leak	
+   match-leak-kinds: possible
+   ...
+   fun:gobject_init
+   fun:gobject_init_ctor
+   fun:call_init.part.0
+   ...
+   fun:_dl_init
+   ...
+}
+{
+   glib-dl_init_suseTubleweed
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: possible
+   ...
+   fun:g_type_register_fundamental
+   ...
+   fun:call_init.part.0
+   fun:_dl_init
+}
+{
+   pthread-1
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:allocate_dtv
+   fun:_dl_allocate_tls
+   fun:allocate_stack
+   fun:pthread_create@@GLIBC_2.2.5
+   ...
+}
+{
+   pthread-2
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:allocate_dtv
+   fun:_dl_allocate_tls
+   fun:pthread_create@@GLIBC_2.2.5
+   ...
+}
+{
+   BOOST_SHARED_PTR_SUSE422
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   ...
+   fun:_Znwm
+   fun:_ZNSs4_Rep9_S_createEmmRKSaIcE
+   ...
+   fun:_ZNSsC1EPKcRKSaIcE
+   fun:_ZN6mtca4u*EC1EN5boost10shared_ptrINS_*
+   ...
+}
+{
+   std_string_iterator_trusty
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: possible
+   fun:_Znwm
+   fun:_ZNSs4_Rep9_S_createEmmRKSaIcE
+   fun:_ZNSs12_S_constructIPcEES0_T_S1_RKSaIcESt20forward_iterator_tag
+   fun:_ZNSsC1ERKSsmm
+   fun:_ZNKSs6substrEmm
+   ...
+}
+{
+   alloc_dl_init_tumbleweed
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: possible
+   fun:*alloc
+   fun:g_*alloc*
+   ...
+   fun:call_init.part.0
+   fun:_dl_init
+   obj:/lib64/ld-*.so
+}
+{
+   alloc_dl_init_reachable
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: reachable
+   fun:*alloc
+   ...
+   fun:call_init.part.0
+   fun:call_init
+   fun:_dl_init
+   obj:/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ld-*.so
+}
+{
+   boost_interprocess_semaphore_open_or_create
+   Memcheck:Param			
+   write(buf)			
+   fun:*write*	
+   fun:sem_open
+   fun:_ZN5boost12interprocess9ipcdetail14semaphore_openERP5sem_tNS1_13create_enum_tEPKcjRKNS0_11permissionsE
+   fun:_ZN5boost12interprocess9ipcdetail21posix_named_semaphoreC1ENS0_16open_or_create_tEPKcjRKNS0_11permissionsE
+   fun:_ZN5boost12interprocess9ipcdetail17posix_named_mutexC1ENS0_16open_or_create_tEPKcRKNS0_11permissionsE
+   fun:_ZN5boost12interprocess11named_mutexC1ENS0_16open_or_create_tEPKcRKNS0_11permissionsE
+   ...
+}		     
+{
+   bash
+   ...
+   obj:/bin/bash
+   ...
+}
diff --git a/dockerfiles/valgrind.suppressions/DOOCS.supp b/dockerfiles/valgrind.suppressions/DOOCS.supp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3980b92fc0552f137a9ecf2a66e6dda8540620d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerfiles/valgrind.suppressions/DOOCS.supp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+   ServerAddress
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:_Znwm
+   fun:_ZNSs4_Rep9_S_createEmmRKSaIcE
+   ...
+   fun:_ZN5D_fct9constructEPKc
+   fun:_ZN5D_fctC1EPKcP5EqFct
+   fun:_ZN8D_stringC1EPKcP5EqFct
+   fun:D_svraddr
+   fun:_ZN5EqFctC1EPKcPSs
+   ...
+}
diff --git a/dockerfiles/xenial.docker b/dockerfiles/xenial.docker
index 75fa2bc2df344039fb1a316a469a4255c501bfa5..cc069b6e023d98481f0e22a4dd3dfe4964129aef 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/xenial.docker
+++ b/dockerfiles/xenial.docker
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@ RUN apt-get install -y openntpd ntpdate
 RUN apt-get install -y subversion
 # copy in lcov_cobertura
 ADD lcov-to-cobertura-xml /common/lcov_cobertura-1.6
+ADD valgrind.suppressions /common/valgrind.suppressions
 # add msk_jenkins user
 RUN useradd -u 30996 msk_jenkins
diff --git a/vars/helper.groovy b/vars/helper.groovy
index 5b3c889204669f702753683d592edbe184ce03e3..f06b1d1fc74e2737dca91bfec7fc93a4d1bb2c4e 100644
--- a/vars/helper.groovy
+++ b/vars/helper.groovy
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ def doValgrind(String label, String buildType) {
       for test in ${EXECLIST} ; do
         testname=`basename ${test}`
         if [ -z "`echo " ${valgrindExcludes} " | grep " ${testname} "`" ]; then
-          sudo -u msk_jenkins valgrind --gen-suppressions=all --trace-children=yes --tool=memcheck --leak-check=full --undef-value-errors=yes --xml=yes --xml-file=/scratch/build/valgrind.${testname}.memcheck.valgrind ${test}
-          # sudo -u msk_jenkins valgrind --gen-suppressions=all --trace-children=yes --tool=helgrind --xml=yes --xml-file=/scratch/build/valgrind.${testname}.helgrind.valgrind ${test}
+          sudo -u msk_jenkins valgrind --gen-suppressions=all --suppressions=/common/valgrind.suppressions/ChimeraTK.supp --trace-children=yes --tool=memcheck --leak-check=full --undef-value-errors=yes --xml=yes --xml-file=/scratch/build/valgrind.${testname}.memcheck.valgrind ${test}
+          # sudo -u msk_jenkins valgrind --gen-suppressions=all --suppressions=/common/valgrind.suppressions/ChimeraTK.sup --trace-children=yes --tool=helgrind --xml=yes --xml-file=/scratch/build/valgrind.${testname}.helgrind.valgrind ${test}
         fi
       done
       cd /scratch/build