diff --git a/include/cpu_util.h b/include/cpu_util.h
index 0fe6f21..9391367 100644
--- a/include/cpu_util.h
+++ b/include/cpu_util.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ int invert_cpu(double* A, int size, int mode);
 int mat_root_cpu(double* A, int size);
 int mat_root_inv_cpu(double* A, int size);
 int mat_root_inv_stable_cpu(double* A, int size, double inv_cutoff, int prl);
+int LU_inv_stable_cpu(double* A, int size);
 
 void trans_cpu(float* Bt, float* B, int m, int n);
 void trans_cpu(double* Bt, double* B, int m, int n);
diff --git a/src/integrals/cpu_util.cpp b/src/integrals/cpu_util.cpp
index 7afd923..601d3d2 100644
--- a/src/integrals/cpu_util.cpp
+++ b/src/integrals/cpu_util.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ extern void dsyevx_(
     double* work, int * lwork,
     int* iwork, int* IFAIL,
     int* info );
+
+extern void dgetrf_(int* M, int* N, double* A, int* LDA, int* IPIV, int* INFO);
+
+extern void dgetri_(int* N, double* A, int* LDA, int* IPIV, double* WORK, int* LWORK, int* INFO);
 }
 
 void print_square(int N, double* A);
@@ -778,7 +782,36 @@ int mat_root_inv_stable_cpu(double* A, int size, double inv_cutoff, int prl)
   return nlow;
 }
 
+int LU_inv_stable_cpu(double* A, int size)
+{
+ //Need to check if debug is necessary, but need ZEST incorporation first
+    int size2 = size*size;
+    int infolu;
+    int infoinv;
+    int* piv = new int[size];
+    double* work = new double[size2];
+
+    dgetrf_(&size,&size,A,&size,piv,&infolu);
+    if(infolu != 0)
+    {    
+      printf("LU factorization failed %i\n",infolu);
+      delete [] piv; 
+      delete [] work;
+      exit(1);
+    }    
 
+    dgetri_(&size,A,&size,piv,work,&size2,&infoinv);
+    if(infoinv != 0)
+    {    
+      printf("LU inversion failed %i\n",infoinv);
+      exit(1);
+    }    
+
+    delete [] piv; 
+    delete [] work;
+
+    return infoinv;
+}
 
 void trans_cpu(float* Bt, float* B, int m, int n)
 {
@@ -1139,4 +1172,4 @@ void mat_times_mat_at_cpu(double* C, double* A, double* B, int M, int N, int K)
   dgemm_(&TB,&TA,&N,&M,&K,&ALPHA,B,&LDB,A,&LDA,&BETA,C,&LDC);
 
   return;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}