diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
index 53cf7ae66..7d98171ff 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/slsDetectorAnalysis/postProcessing.cpp
@@ -495,17 +495,25 @@ void* postProcessing::processData(int delflag) {
 		//only update progress
 		else{
 			int caught = -1;
+			char c;
 			while(true){
 
-				//cout.flush();
-				//cout<<flush;
-				usleep(40000); //20ms need this else connecting error to receiver (too fast)
+				cout.flush();
+				cout<<flush;
+				usleep(100 * 1000); //20ms need this else connecting error to receiver (too fast)
 
 				if (checkJoinThread()){
 					break;
 				}
 
 
+				c=fgetc(stdin);
+				if (c=='q') {
+				 	cout<<"gonna stop"<<endl;
+				 	stopAcquisition();
+				}
+
+
 				//get progress
 				pthread_mutex_lock(&mg);
 				if(setReceiverOnline() == ONLINE_FLAG){