1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/load-configuration b/lib/load-configuration
index b6756c1..08ca4bf 100755
--- a/lib/load-configuration
+++ b/lib/load-configuration
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ if [ "$(hostname)" = 'buildmaster.archlinux32.org' ]; then
   fi
 else
   i_am_the_master=false
+  if [ -f '/tmp/do-not-run-build-slave' ]; then
+    >&2 echo 'build slave is on halt.'
+    >&2 echo 'I will stop now.'
+    # non-zero exit code to signal systemctl that the process should not
+    # be restarted automatically
+    exit 1
+  fi
 fi
 
 # dirty hack to get this stuff debugable from a bash