diff --git a/cs677/final/mpi-fractals.cc b/cs677/final/mpi-fractals.cc
index d8d4bd3..e62af76 100644
--- a/cs677/final/mpi-fractals.cc
+++ b/cs677/final/mpi-fractals.cc
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
     Computation * computation = NULL;
     int fractal_type = 0;
     bool display_times = false;
+    bool one_run = false;
 
     SDL_Surface * screen;
     Uint32 * pixels;
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
         {
             task_size = atoi(strlen(argv[i]) > 2 ? argv[i] + 2 : argv[++i]);
         }
+        else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--one-run"))
+        {
+            one_run = true;
+        }
     }
     getSizes(&my_rank, &world_size, &nprocs);
     if (my_rank == 0)
@@ -135,6 +140,8 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
                 gettimeofday(&before, NULL);
                 draw(my_rank, world_size, nprocs, width, height,
                     pixels, taskVals, computation);
+                if (one_run)
+                    going = false;
                 gettimeofday(&after, NULL);
                 if (display_times)
                 {