diff --git a/components/bt/test_apps/memory_release/main/test_app_main.c b/components/bt/test_apps/memory_release/main/test_app_main.c
index 562d1d97dd..909a730d4b 100644
--- a/components/bt/test_apps/memory_release/main/test_app_main.c
+++ b/components/bt/test_apps/memory_release/main/test_app_main.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "nvs_flash.h"
 
 #include "multi_heap.h"
+#include "esp_heap_caps.h"
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 
@@ -127,5 +128,7 @@ void app_main(void)
     }
     ESP_LOGI(tag, "Free heap size increased by %"PRIu32" bytes", free_after - free_before);
 
-    ESP_LOGI(tag, "SUCCESS");
+    if (heap_caps_check_integrity_all(true)) {
+        ESP_LOGI(tag, "Comprehensive heap check: SUCCESS");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/components/bt/test_apps/memory_release/pytest_memory_release.py b/components/bt/test_apps/memory_release/pytest_memory_release.py
index dbefc908a6..fbb3916991 100644
--- a/components/bt/test_apps/memory_release/pytest_memory_release.py
+++ b/components/bt/test_apps/memory_release/pytest_memory_release.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ from pytest_embedded import Dut
 def test_bt_memory_release(dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.expect_exact('BLE Host Task Started', timeout=6)
     dut.expect_exact('BLE Host Task Stopped', timeout=8)
-    dut.expect_exact('SUCCESS', timeout=10)
+    dut.expect_exact('Comprehensive heap check: SUCCESS', timeout=10)
diff --git a/components/bt/test_apps/memory_release/sdkconfig.defaults b/components/bt/test_apps/memory_release/sdkconfig.defaults
index a22d8109d7..fc2b04c1aa 100644
--- a/components/bt/test_apps/memory_release/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/components/bt/test_apps/memory_release/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+CONFIG_HEAP_POISONING_COMPREHENSIVE=y
+
 CONFIG_BT_ENABLED=y
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED=y