diff --git a/colibri2/solver/scheduler.ml b/colibri2/solver/scheduler.ml
index fa881cd4a1748d9cb434c03c7b87c1d964d3d4e9..222107b599489d08763201af36c204e0f9e96a17 100644
--- a/colibri2/solver/scheduler.ml
+++ b/colibri2/solver/scheduler.ml
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ let stats_con_fix = Debug.register_stats_int "Scheduler.conflict_fix_model"
 let stats_step = Debug.register_stats_int "Scheduler.step"
 let stats_fix_model = Debug.register_stats_int "Scheduler.fix_model"
 
+let no_fixmodel_option =
+  Colibri2_core.Options.register ~pp:Fmt.bool "Scheduler.fixmodel"
+    Cmdliner.Arg.(
+      value & flag
+      & info [ "no-fix-model" ] ~doc:"Stop at the start of FixModel")
+
 exception Contradiction
 exception ReachStepLimit
 
@@ -657,7 +663,11 @@ let run_one_step ~nodec t =
           Context.Ref.set t.solve_step step;
           make_choice t choice choices;
           true)
-  | FixModel -> run_one_step_fix_model ~nodec t
+  | FixModel ->
+      let d = Backtrackable.get_delayed t.solver_state in
+      if Colibri2_core.Options.get d no_fixmodel_option then
+        raise ReachStepLimit;
+      run_one_step_fix_model ~nodec t
 
 let rec flush t =
   try Backtrackable.flush t.solver_state