diff --git a/run/power.sh b/run/power.sh
index 4fc7b72..81efb6a 100644
--- a/run/power.sh
+++ b/run/power.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ _QEMU_SHUTDOWN_COUNTER=/run/qemu.counter
 rm -f "${_QEMU_PID}"
 rm -f "${_QEMU_SHUTDOWN_COUNTER}"
 
-# Allows for troubleshooting signals sent to the process
 _trap(){
     func="$1" ; shift
     for sig ; do
@@ -20,6 +19,13 @@ _trap(){
     done
 }
 
+snore()
+{
+    local IFS
+    [[ -n "${_snore_fd:-}" ]] || exec {_snore_fd}<> <(:)
+    read ${1:+-t "$1"} -u $_snore_fd || :
+}
+
 _graceful_shutdown(){
 
   local QEMU_MONPORT="${QEMU_MONPORT:-7100}"