diff --git a/ci_tests/_tests_common.sh b/ci_tests/_tests_common.sh
index 1dad29db452b733a3dd05feb1ad6f997773b36df..22df33e94514ef685b7ef4ce019c576587b8fc55 100644
--- a/ci_tests/_tests_common.sh
+++ b/ci_tests/_tests_common.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ debug() {
 
 error() {
     >&2 echo "ERROR: $@"
+    debug "Sleeping for debugging reasons..."
+    sleep 300
     exit 1
 }