diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0696c1c..e380146 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        node-version: [12.13.0, 12.x, 14.x, 16.x, 17.x]
+        node-version: [12.x, 14.x, 16.x, 17.x]
 
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
     steps:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a6b622..c455e9d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ To avoid that behavior you can either quote ("--", '--') or escape (`--`) the do
 ## Supported Node.js versions
 
 Clinic.js relies heavily on Node.js core instrumentation available in later versions.
-Currently the supported Node.js versions are `>= 12.13.0`.
+Currently the supported Node.js versions are `>= 12.22.7`.
 
 ## Examples and Demos
 
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ clinic heapprofiler --help
 --on-port                  Run a script when the server starts listening on a port.
 --autocannon               Run the autocannon benchmarking tool when the server starts listening on a port.
 --dest                     Destination for the collect data (default .).
+--stop-delay               Add a delay to close the process when a job is done through either `autocannon` or `on-port` flag (milliseconds)
 ```
 
 ## Programmable Interfaces
diff --git a/bin.js b/bin.js
index 6fa02c8..0f9973f 100755
--- a/bin.js
+++ b/bin.js
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ const result = commist()
         'visualize-only',
         'sample-interval',
         'on-port',
-        'dest'
+        'dest',
+        'stop-delay'
       ],
       default: {
         'sample-interval': '10',
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ const result = commist()
       ],
       string: [
         'visualize-only',
-        'dest'
+        'dest',
+        'stop-delay'
       ],
       default: {
         open: true,
@@ -158,7 +160,8 @@ const result = commist()
       ],
       string: [
         'visualize-only',
-        'dest'
+        'dest',
+        'stop-delay'
       ],
       default: {
         open: true,
@@ -198,7 +201,8 @@ const result = commist()
       ],
       string: [
         'visualize-only',
-        'dest'
+        'dest',
+        'stop-delay'
       ],
       default: {
         open: true,
@@ -322,6 +326,8 @@ async function runTool (toolName, Tool, version, args, uiOptions) {
     kernelTracing: args['kernel-tracing']
   })
 
+  const stopDelayMs = parseInt(args['stop-delay'])
+
   const spinner = ora({
     text: 'Analysing data',
     color: uiOptions.color,
@@ -337,7 +343,16 @@ async function runTool (toolName, Tool, version, args, uiOptions) {
   tool.on('port', function (port, proc, cb) {
     process.env.PORT = port
     // inline the PORT env to make it easier for cross platform usage
-    execspawn(envString(onPort, { PORT: port }), { stdio: 'inherit' }).on('exit', cb)
+    execspawn(envString(onPort, { PORT: port }), { stdio: 'inherit' })
+      .on('exit', () => {
+        if (stopDelayMs) {
+          tool.emit('status', 'Waiting to close the process')
+          if (spinner.isEnabled && !spinner.isSpinning) spinner.start()
+          setTimeout(() => cb(), stopDelayMs)
+        } else {
+          cb()
+        }
+      })
   })
 
   tool.on('analysing', function (message = 'Analysing data') {
diff --git a/docs/clinic-bubbleprof.txt b/docs/clinic-bubbleprof.txt
index 270fe77..7ccac01 100644
--- a/docs/clinic-bubbleprof.txt
+++ b/docs/clinic-bubbleprof.txt
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@
   --autocannon               Run the autocannon benchmarking tool when the server starts listening on a port.
   --open                     Boolean to enable or disable your report opening in your web browser.
   --dest                     Destination for the collected data (default <code>.clinic/</code>).
+  --stop-delay               Add a delay to close the process when a job is done through either `autocannon` or `on-port` flag (milliseconds)
diff --git a/docs/clinic-doctor.txt b/docs/clinic-doctor.txt
index be4f6e9..e7b33de 100644
--- a/docs/clinic-doctor.txt
+++ b/docs/clinic-doctor.txt
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@
   --autocannon               Run the autocannon benchmarking tool when the server starts listening on a port.
   --open                     Boolean to enable or disable your report opening in your web browser.
   --dest                     Destination for the collected data (default <code>.clinic/</code>).
+  --stop-delay               Add a delay to close the process when a job is done through either `autocannon` or `on-port` flag (milliseconds)
diff --git a/docs/clinic-flame.txt b/docs/clinic-flame.txt
index 3f02987..1b7aab2 100644
--- a/docs/clinic-flame.txt
+++ b/docs/clinic-flame.txt
@@ -50,3 +50,4 @@
   --open                     Boolean to enable or disable your report opening in your web browser.
   --dest                     Destination for the collected data (default <code>.clinic/</code>).
   --kernel-tracing            Profile application using linux_perf (linux only).
+  --stop-delay               Add a delay to close the process when a job is done through either `autocannon` or `on-port` flag (milliseconds)
diff --git a/docs/clinic-heap-profiler.txt b/docs/clinic-heap-profiler.txt
index fd8a870..4d7e5a4 100644
--- a/docs/clinic-heap-profiler.txt
+++ b/docs/clinic-heap-profiler.txt
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@
   --autocannon               Run the autocannon benchmarking tool when the server starts listening on a port.
   --open                     Boolean to enable or disable your report opening in your web browser.
   --dest                     Destination for the collected data (default <code>.clinic/</code>).
+  --stop-delay               Add a delay to close the process when a job is done through either `autocannon` or `on-port` flag (milliseconds)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1af72b2..0d4be43 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "repository": "clinicjs/node-clinic",
   "version": "11.0.0",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 12.13.0"
+    "node": ">= 12.22.7"
   },
   "bin": {
     "clinic": "bin.js"
diff --git a/test/cli-bubbleprof-stop-delay.test.js b/test/cli-bubbleprof-stop-delay.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e7a5fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli-bubbleprof-stop-delay.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const fs = require('fs')
+const url = require('url')
+const async = require('async')
+const path = require('path')
+const test = require('tap').test
+const cli = require('./cli.js')
+
+test('clinic bubbleprof --stop-delay --on-port - no issues', function (t) {
+  cli({}, [
+    'clinic', 'bubbleprof', '--no-open', '--stop-delay', '500', '--on-port', 'node -e "setTimeout(() => {}, 0)"',
+    '--', 'node', '-e', `
+      const http = require('http')
+
+      http.createServer((req, res) => res.end('ok')).listen(0)
+    `
+  ], function (err, stdout, stderr, tempdir) {
+    t.error(err)
+
+    const dirname = stdout.match(/(\.clinic[/\\]\d+.clinic-bubbleprof)/)[1]
+    const fullpath = url.pathToFileURL(fs.realpathSync(path.resolve(tempdir, dirname)))
+    t.equal(stdout.split('\n')[0], 'Waiting to close the process')
+    t.equal(stdout.split('\n')[1], 'Analysing data')
+    t.equal(stdout.split('\n')[2], `Generated HTML file is ${fullpath}.html`)
+
+    // check that files exists
+    async.parallel({
+      sourceData (done) {
+        fs.access(path.resolve(tempdir, dirname), done)
+      },
+      htmlFile (done) {
+        fs.access(path.resolve(tempdir, dirname + '.html'), done)
+      }
+    }, function (err) {
+      t.error(err)
+      t.end()
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/cli-doctor-stop-delay.test.js b/test/cli-doctor-stop-delay.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2978791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli-doctor-stop-delay.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const fs = require('fs')
+const url = require('url')
+const async = require('async')
+const path = require('path')
+const test = require('tap').test
+const cli = require('./cli.js')
+
+test('clinic doctor --stop-delay --on-port - no issues', function (t) {
+  cli({}, [
+    'clinic', 'doctor', '--no-open', '--stop-delay', '500', '--on-port', 'node -e "setTimeout(() => {}, 0)"',
+    '--', 'node', '-e', `
+      const http = require('http')
+
+      http.createServer((req, res) => res.end('ok')).listen(0)
+    `
+  ], function (err, stdout, stderr, tempdir) {
+    t.error(err)
+
+    const dirname = stdout.match(/(\.clinic[/\\]\d+.clinic-doctor)/)[1]
+    const fullpath = url.pathToFileURL(fs.realpathSync(path.resolve(tempdir, dirname)))
+    t.equal(stdout.split('\n')[0], 'Waiting to close the process')
+    t.equal(stdout.split('\n')[1], 'Analysing data')
+    t.equal(stdout.split('\n')[2], `Generated HTML file is ${fullpath}.html`)
+
+    // check that files exists
+    async.parallel({
+      sourceData (done) {
+        fs.access(path.resolve(tempdir, dirname), done)
+      },
+      htmlFile (done) {
+        fs.access(path.resolve(tempdir, dirname + '.html'), done)
+      }
+    }, function (err) {
+      t.error(err)
+      t.end()
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+test('clinic doctor --stop-delay --on-port - exceeding timeout', function (t) {
+  const onPortDuration = 500
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    t.pass('timeout should be called before t.fail')
+    t.end()
+    process.exit(0)
+  }, onPortDuration + 500)
+  cli({}, [
+    'clinic', 'doctor', '--no-open', '--stop-delay', '2000', '--on-port', `node -e "setTimeout(() => {}, ${onPortDuration})"`,
+    '--', 'node', '-e', `
+        const http = require('http')
+
+        http.createServer((req, res) => res.end('ok')).listen(0)
+      `
+  ], function () {
+    t.fail('it should not be called once timeout is reached')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/cli-flame-stop-delay.test.js b/test/cli-flame-stop-delay.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7910941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli-flame-stop-delay.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const fs = require('fs')
+const url = require('url')
+const async = require('async')
+const path = require('path')
+const test = require('tap').test
+const cli = require('./cli.js')
+
+test('clinic flame --stop-delay --on-port - no issues', function (t) {
+  cli({}, [
+    'clinic', 'flame', '--no-open', '--stop-delay', '500', '--on-port', 'node -e "setTimeout(() => {}, 0)"',
+    '--', 'node', '-e', `
+      const http = require('http')
+
+      http.createServer((req, res) => res.end('ok')).listen(0)
+    `
+  ], function (err, stdout, stderr, tempdir) {
+    t.error(err)
+
+    const dirname = stdout.match(/(\.clinic[/\\]\d+.clinic-flame)/)[1]
+    const fullpath = url.pathToFileURL(fs.realpathSync(path.resolve(tempdir, dirname)))
+    t.equal(stdout.split('\n')[0], 'Waiting to close the process')
+    t.equal(stdout.split('\n')[1], 'Analysing data')
+    t.equal(stdout.split('\n')[2], `Generated HTML file is ${fullpath}.html`)
+
+    // check that files exists
+    async.parallel({
+      sourceData (done) {
+        fs.access(path.resolve(tempdir, dirname), done)
+      },
+      htmlFile (done) {
+        fs.access(path.resolve(tempdir, dirname + '.html'), done)
+      }
+    }, function (err) {
+      t.error(err)
+      t.end()
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/cli-heapprofiler-stop-delay.test.js b/test/cli-heapprofiler-stop-delay.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66115cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli-heapprofiler-stop-delay.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const fs = require('fs')
+const url = require('url')
+const async = require('async')
+const path = require('path')
+const test = require('tap').test
+const cli = require('./cli.js')
+
+test('clinic heapprofiler --stop-delay --on-port - no issues', function (t) {
+  cli({}, [
+    'clinic', 'heapprofiler', '--no-open', '--stop-delay', '500', '--on-port', 'node -e "setTimeout(() => {}, 0)"',
+    '--', 'node', '-e', `
+      const http = require('http')
+
+      http.createServer((req, res) => res.end('ok')).listen(0)
+    `
+  ], function (err, stdout, stderr, tempdir) {
+    t.error(err)
+
+    const dirname = stdout.match(/(\.clinic[/\\]\d+.clinic-heapprofile)/)[1]
+    const fullpath = url.pathToFileURL(fs.realpathSync(path.resolve(tempdir, dirname)))
+    t.equal(stdout.split('\n')[0], 'Waiting to close the process')
+    t.equal(stdout.split('\n')[1], 'Analysing data')
+    t.equal(stdout.split('\n')[2], `Generated HTML file is ${fullpath}.html`)
+
+    // check that files exists
+    async.parallel({
+      sourceData (done) {
+        fs.access(path.resolve(tempdir, dirname), done)
+      },
+      htmlFile (done) {
+        fs.access(path.resolve(tempdir, dirname + '.html'), done)
+      }
+    }, function (err) {
+      t.error(err)
+      t.end()
+    })
+  })
+})