diff --git a/libpathod/pathoc.py b/libpathod/pathoc.py
index 90f3b98bd..7551c589f 100644
--- a/libpathod/pathoc.py
+++ b/libpathod/pathoc.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Pathoc(tcp.TCPClient):
             print >> fp, "%s (unprintables escaped):"%header
             print >> fp, netlib.utils.cleanBin(data)
 
-    def print_request(self, spec, showreq, showresp, explain, hexdump, ignorecodes, fp=sys.stdout):
+    def print_request(self, spec, showreq, showresp, explain, hexdump, ignorecodes, ignoretimeout, fp=sys.stdout):
         """
             Performs a series of requests, and prints results to the specified
             file descriptor.
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class Pathoc(tcp.TCPClient):
         except http.HttpError, v:
             print >> fp, "<< HTTP Error:", v.msg
         except tcp.NetLibTimeout:
+            if ignoretimeout:
+                return
             print >> fp, "<<", "Timeout"
         except tcp.NetLibDisconnect: # pragma: nocover
             print >> fp, "<<", "Disconnect"
diff --git a/pathoc b/pathoc
index a2749a599..5932d4a45 100755
--- a/pathoc
+++ b/pathoc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     )
     group = parser.add_argument_group('Controlling Output')
     group.add_argument(
-        "-c", dest="ignorecodes", type=str, default="",
+        "-C", dest="ignorecodes", type=str, default="",
         help="Comma-separated list of response codes to ignore"
     )
     group.add_argument(
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         "-r", dest="showresp", action="store_true", default=False,
         help="Print full response"
     )
+    group.add_argument(
+        "-T", dest="ignoretimeout", action="store_true", default=False,
+        help="Ignore timeouts"
+    )
     group.add_argument(
         "-x", dest="hexdump", action="store_true", default=False,
         help="Output in hexdump format"
@@ -94,7 +98,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                     showresp=args.showresp,
                     explain=args.explain,
                     hexdump=args.hexdump,
-                    ignorecodes=codes
+                    ignorecodes=codes,
+                    ignoretimeout=args.ignoretimeout
                 )
                 sys.stdout.flush()
                 if ret and args.oneshot:
diff --git a/test/test_pathoc.py b/test/test_pathoc.py
index e9690dd58..1c64f076f 100644
--- a/test/test_pathoc.py
+++ b/test/test_pathoc.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class TestDaemon:
         _, _, _, _, content = c.request("get:/api/info")
         assert tuple(json.loads(content)["version"]) == version.IVERSION
 
-    def tval(self, requests, showreq=False, showresp=False, explain=False, hexdump=False, timeout=None, ignorecodes=None):
+    def tval(self, requests, showreq=False, showresp=False, explain=False, hexdump=False, timeout=None, ignorecodes=None, ignoretimeout=None):
         c = pathoc.Pathoc("127.0.0.1", self.d.port)
         c.connect()
         if timeout:
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class TestDaemon:
                 explain = explain,
                 hexdump = hexdump,
                 ignorecodes = ignorecodes,
+                ignoretimeout = ignoretimeout,
                 fp = s
             )
         return s.getvalue()