diff --git a/.github/workflows/module_acceptance.yml b/.github/workflows/module_acceptance.yml
index 3ff132c..4d5c7a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/module_acceptance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/module_acceptance.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ on:
         description: "Disable and stop apparmor"
         default: false
         type: boolean
-
+      ssh-debugging:
+        description: Boolean; whether or not to pause for ssh debugging
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
 
 # ENABLE PUPPETCORE.  The calling workflow must:
 # - Set a valid PUPPET_FORGE_TOKEN secret on its repository.
@@ -119,7 +122,11 @@ jobs:
             sudo systemctl disable apparmor
             sudo systemctl stop apparmor
           fi
-
+      - name: Start SSH session
+        uses: luchihoratiu/debug-via-ssh@main
+        with:
+          NGROK_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NGROK_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+          SSH_PASS: ${{ secrets.SSH_PASS }}
       - name: "Setup ruby"
         uses: "ruby/setup-ruby@v1"
         with:
@@ -157,10 +164,28 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           bundle exec rake 'litmus:install_module'
 
+      - name: Wait as long as the file ${HOME}/pause file is present
+        run: |
+          while [ -f "${HOME}/pause" ] ; do
+            echo "${HOME}/pause present, sleeping for 60 seconds..."
+            sleep 60
+          done
+          echo "${HOME}/pause absent, continuing workflow."
+
+
       - name: "Run acceptance tests"
         run: |
           bundle exec rake 'litmus:acceptance:parallel'
 
+      - name: Wait as long as the file ${HOME}/pause file is present
+        if: ${{ always() && github.event.inputs.ssh-debugging == true }}
+        run: |
+          while [ -f "${HOME}/pause" ] ; do
+            echo "${HOME}/pause present, sleeping for 60 seconds..."
+            sleep 60
+          done
+          echo "${HOME}/pause absent, continuing workflow."
+
       - name: "Remove test environment"
         if: ${{ always() }}
         continue-on-error: true