diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e397c3..ba9fe0f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ utplsql run "my/Username"/"myP@ssword"@connectstring
 
 --coverage-schemes - A comma separated list of schemas on which coverage should be gathered
                      Format: --coverage-schemes=schema1[,schema2[,schema3]]
+                     
+--ora-stuck-timeout - Sets a timeout around Reporter creation and retries when not ready after a while. 0 = no timeout.
 ```
 
 Parameters -f, -o, -s are correlated. That is parameters -o and -s are controlling outputs for reporter specified by the preceding -f parameter.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunAction.java b/src/main/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunAction.java
index d91108a..de1be33 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunAction.java
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ TestRunner newTestRunner(List<Reporter> reporterList) {
                 .randomTestOrder(config.isRandomTestOrder())
                 .randomTestOrderSeed(config.getRandomTestOrderSeed())
                 .addTags(Arrays.asList(config.getTags()))
-                .addCoverageSchemes(Arrays.asList(config.getCoverageSchemes()));
+                .addCoverageSchemes(Arrays.asList(config.getCoverageSchemes()))
+                .oraStuckTimeout(config.getOraStuckTimeout());
     }
 
     private void outputMainInformation() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunPicocliCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunPicocliCommand.java
index a90ffd9..0bdf33c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunPicocliCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunPicocliCommand.java
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ FileMapperConfig toFileMapperConfig() {
     @Option(names = "-h", usageHelp = true, description = "display this help and exit")
     boolean help;
 
+    @Option(names = "--ora-stuck-timeout", description = "Sets a timeout around Reporter creation and retries when not ready after a while. 0 = no timeout.")
+    Integer oraStuckTimeout = 0;
+
     private RunAction runAction;
 
     private String[] splitOrEmpty(String value) {
@@ -245,6 +248,7 @@ public RunCommandConfig getRunCommandConfig() {
                 .randomTestOrderSeed(randomTestOrderSeed)
                 .tags(tags.toArray(new String[0]))
                 .coverageSchemes(coverageSchemes.toArray(new String[0]))
+                .oraStuckTimeout(oraStuckTimeout)
                 .create();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/utplsql/cli/config/RunCommandConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/utplsql/cli/config/RunCommandConfig.java
index ea66ffd..218466b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/utplsql/cli/config/RunCommandConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/utplsql/cli/config/RunCommandConfig.java
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ public class RunCommandConfig extends ConnectionConfig {
     private final Integer randomTestOrderSeed;
     private final String[] tags;
     private final String[] coverageSchemes;
+    private final Integer oraStuckTimeout;
 
-    @ConstructorProperties({"connectString", "suitePaths", "reporters", "outputAnsiColor", "failureExitCode", "skipCompatibilityCheck", "includePackages", "excludePackages", "sourceMapping", "testMapping", "logConfigLevel", "timeoutInMinutes", "dbmsOutput", "randomTestOrder", "randomTestOrderSeed", "tags", "coverageSchemes"})
-    public RunCommandConfig(String connectString, String[] suitePaths, ReporterConfig[] reporters, boolean outputAnsiColor, Integer failureExitCode, boolean skipCompatibilityCheck, String[] includePackages, String[] excludePackages, FileMapperConfig sourceMapping, FileMapperConfig testMapping, ConfigLevel logConfigLevel, Integer timeoutInMinutes, boolean dbmsOutput, boolean randomTestOrder, Integer randomTestOrderSeed, String[] tags, String[] coverageSchemes) {
+    @ConstructorProperties({"connectString", "suitePaths", "reporters", "outputAnsiColor", "failureExitCode", "skipCompatibilityCheck", "includePackages", "excludePackages", "sourceMapping", "testMapping", "logConfigLevel", "timeoutInMinutes", "dbmsOutput", "randomTestOrder", "randomTestOrderSeed", "tags", "coverageSchemes", "oraStuckTimeout"})
+    public RunCommandConfig(String connectString, String[] suitePaths, ReporterConfig[] reporters, boolean outputAnsiColor, Integer failureExitCode, boolean skipCompatibilityCheck, String[] includePackages, String[] excludePackages, FileMapperConfig sourceMapping, FileMapperConfig testMapping, ConfigLevel logConfigLevel, Integer timeoutInMinutes, boolean dbmsOutput, boolean randomTestOrder, Integer randomTestOrderSeed, String[] tags, String[] coverageSchemes, Integer oraStuckTimeout) {
         super(connectString);
         this.suitePaths = suitePaths;
         this.reporters = reporters;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ public RunCommandConfig(String connectString, String[] suitePaths, ReporterConfi
         this.randomTestOrderSeed = randomTestOrderSeed;
         this.tags = tags;
         this.coverageSchemes = coverageSchemes;
+        this.oraStuckTimeout = oraStuckTimeout;
     }
 
     public String[] getSuitePaths() {
@@ -109,6 +111,8 @@ public String[] getCoverageSchemes() {
         return coverageSchemes;
     }
 
+    public Integer getOraStuckTimeout() { return oraStuckTimeout; }
+
     public static class Builder {
 
         private String connectString;
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@ public static class Builder {
         private Integer randomTestOrderSeed;
         private String[] tags = new String[0];
         private String[] coverageSchemes = new String[0];
+        private Integer oraStuckTimeout;
 
         public Builder connectString(String connectString) {
             this.connectString = connectString;
@@ -214,8 +219,13 @@ public Builder coverageSchemes(String[] coverageSchemes) {
             return this;
         }
 
+        public Builder oraStuckTimeout(Integer oraStuckTimeout) {
+            this.oraStuckTimeout = oraStuckTimeout;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public RunCommandConfig create() {
-            return new RunCommandConfig(connectString, suitePaths, reporters, outputAnsiColor, failureExitCode, skipCompatibilityCheck, includePackages, excludePackages, sourceMapping, testMapping, logConfigLevel, timeoutInMinutes, dbmsOutput, randomTestOrder, randomTestOrderSeed, tags, coverageSchemes);
+            return new RunCommandConfig(connectString, suitePaths, reporters, outputAnsiColor, failureExitCode, skipCompatibilityCheck, includePackages, excludePackages, sourceMapping, testMapping, logConfigLevel, timeoutInMinutes, dbmsOutput, randomTestOrder, randomTestOrderSeed, tags, coverageSchemes, oraStuckTimeout);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandArgumentsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandArgumentsTest.java
index d280c2e..63be6e2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandArgumentsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandArgumentsTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ public void allArgumentsAreRecognized() {
                     "-type_mapping=\"sql=PACKAGE BODY\"",
                     "-owner_subexpression=0",
                     "-type_subexpression=0",
-                    "-name_subexpression=0"
+                    "-name_subexpression=0",
+                "--ora-stuck-timeout=2"
         );
 
         TestRunner testRunner = runCmd.newTestRunner(new ArrayList<>());
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandConfigParamsArePassedToTestRunnerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandConfigParamsArePassedToTestRunnerTest.java
index b1b34d4..95d146a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandConfigParamsArePassedToTestRunnerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandConfigParamsArePassedToTestRunnerTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 public class RunCommandConfigParamsArePassedToTestRunnerTest {
 
@@ -28,4 +30,13 @@ void coverageSchemes() {
         TestRunner testRunner = new RunAction(config).newTestRunner(new ArrayList<>());
         assertThat( testRunner.getOptions().coverageSchemes, contains("schema1", "another_schema", "and-another-one") );
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void oraStuckTimeout() {
+        RunCommandConfig config = new RunCommandConfig.Builder()
+                .oraStuckTimeout(2)
+                .create();
+        TestRunner testRunner = new RunAction(config).newTestRunner(new ArrayList<>());
+        assertThat( testRunner.getOptions().oraStuckTimeout, equalTo(2) );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandIT.java b/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandIT.java
index e6ac671..95effad 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandIT.java
@@ -89,4 +89,14 @@ void run_withOutputButNoReporterDefined() throws Exception {
 
         assertValidReturnCode(result);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void run_withOraStuckTimeout() throws Exception {
+        int result = TestHelper.runApp("run",
+                TestHelper.getConnectionString(),
+                "--ora-stuck-timeout=2",
+                "--failure-exit-code=2");
+
+        assertValidReturnCode(result);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandIssue20IT.java b/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandIssue20IT.java
index 0976706..8162fc9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandIssue20IT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/utplsql/cli/RunCommandIssue20IT.java
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ void runLoop() {
         IRunCommand runCmd = TestHelper.createRunCommand(
                 TestHelper.getConnectionString(),
                 "-p=TEST_BETWNSTR.normal_case",
-                "-f=ut_documentation_reporter");
+                "-f=ut_documentation_reporter",
+                "--ora-stuck-timeout=3");
         List<ReporterOptions> reporterOptionsList = runCmd.getReporterOptionsList();
         ReporterOptions reporterOptions1 = reporterOptionsList.get(0);
         assertEquals(CoreReporters.UT_DOCUMENTATION_REPORTER.name(), reporterOptions1.getReporterName());

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