diff --git a/src/include/switch_utils.h b/src/include/switch_utils.h
index 8584b41c7d..9ef1f9a211 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_utils.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_utils.h
@@ -247,6 +247,16 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_string_match(const char *string, size_t s
 #define SWITCH_READ_ACCEPTABLE(status) (status == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS || status == SWITCH_STATUS_BREAK)
 SWITCH_DECLARE(size_t) switch_url_encode(char *url, char *buf, size_t len);
 SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_url_decode(char *s);
+
+/* malloc or DIE macros */
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+#define switch_malloc(ptr, len) (void)( (!!(ptr = malloc(len))) || (fprintf(stderr,"ABORT! Malloc failure at: %s:%s", __FILE__, __LINE__),abort(), 0), ptr )
+#define switch_zmalloc(ptr, len) (void)( (!!(ptr = malloc(len))) || (fprintf(stderr,"ABORT! Malloc failure at: %s:%s", __FILE__, __LINE__),abort(), 0), memset(ptr, 0, len))
+#else
+#define switch_malloc(ptr, len) (void)(assert(((ptr) = malloc((len)))),ptr)
+#define switch_zmalloc(ptr, len) (void)(assert((ptr = malloc(len))),memset(ptr, 0, len))
+#endif
+
 SWITCH_END_EXTERN_C
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index b7c6d83ef2..20412a4e65 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -377,8 +377,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_core_scheduler_add_task(time_t task_runtime,
 	switch_core_scheduler_task_container_t *container, *tp;
 	
 	switch_mutex_lock(runtime.task_mutex);
-	assert((container = malloc(sizeof(*container))));
-	memset(container, 0, sizeof(*container));
+	switch_zmalloc(container, sizeof(*container));
 	assert(func);
 	container->func = func;	
 	time(&container->task.created);
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr.c b/src/switch_ivr.c
index 677c01a2ff..039dcf9712 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr.c
@@ -3281,8 +3281,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_ivr_schedule_hangup(time_t runtime, char *uuid,
 	struct hangup_helper *helper;
 	size_t len = sizeof(*helper);
 
-	assert((helper = malloc(len)));
-	memset(helper, 0, len);
+	switch_zmalloc(helper, len);
 	
 	switch_copy_string(helper->uuid_str, uuid, sizeof(helper->uuid_str));
 	helper->cause = cause;
@@ -3332,9 +3331,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_ivr_schedule_transfer(time_t runtime, char *uuid
 		len += strlen(context) + 1;
 	}
 
-	assert((helper = malloc(len)));
-	memset(helper, 0, len);
-	
+	switch_zmalloc(helper, len);
+
 	switch_copy_string(helper->uuid_str, uuid, sizeof(helper->uuid_str));
 	
 	cur = (char *) helper + sizeof(*helper);
@@ -3380,9 +3378,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_ivr_schedule_broadcast(time_t runtime, char *uui
 	struct broadcast_helper *helper;
 	size_t len = sizeof(*helper) + strlen(path) + 1;
 
-	assert((helper = malloc(len)));
-	memset(helper, 0, len);
-	
+	switch_zmalloc(helper, len);
+
 	switch_copy_string(helper->uuid_str, uuid, sizeof(helper->uuid_str));
 	helper->flags = flags;
 	helper->path = (char *) helper + sizeof(*helper);