diff --git a/addons/document/test_cindex.py b/addons/document/test_cindex.py
index d7ae7c4d160..05101a7a491 100644
--- a/addons/document/test_cindex.py
+++ b/addons/document/test_cindex.py
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import glob
+import time
+import logging
 
 from optparse import OptionParser
 
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+
 parser = OptionParser()
 parser.add_option("-q", "--quiet",
                   action="store_false", dest="verbose", default=True,
@@ -15,6 +19,10 @@ parser.add_option("-C", "--content",
                   action="store_true", dest="docontent", default=False,
                   help="Disect content, rather than the file.")
 
+parser.add_option("--delay",
+                  action="store_true", dest="delay", default=False,
+                  help="delay after the operation, to inspect child processes")
+
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
 import content_index, std_index
@@ -34,9 +42,12 @@ for fname in args:
         if options.verbose:
             for line in res[:5]:
                 print line
+        if options.delay:
+            time.sleep(30)
     except Exception,e:
         import traceback
         tb_s = reduce(lambda x, y: x+y, traceback.format_exception( sys.exc_type, sys.exc_value, sys.exc_traceback))
-        
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print "Keyboard interrupt"
 
 #eof