diff --git a/pyreport/main.py b/pyreport/main.py
index 65704bf..9f0d4dc 100644
--- a/pyreport/main.py
+++ b/pyreport/main.py
@@ -518,10 +518,12 @@ def tex2pdf(filename, options):
             print "Doing pdf %s" % filename
             execute("epstopdf %s.eps" % filename)
 
-    safe_unlink(filename+".tex")
-    safe_unlink(filename+".log")
-    safe_unlink(filename+".aux")
-    safe_unlink(filename+".out")
+    # clean up temporary files
+    if options.cleanup:
+        safe_unlink(filename+".tex")
+        safe_unlink(filename+".log")
+        safe_unlink(filename+".aux")
+        safe_unlink(filename+".out")
 
 
 def epstopdf(figure_name):
@@ -1063,8 +1065,11 @@ def compile2pdf(self, output_list, fileobject, options):
         self.compile2tex( output_list, fileobject, options)
         fileobject.close()
         tex2pdf(options.outfilename, options)
-        map(safe_unlink, self.figure_list)
-        self.figure_list = ()
+
+        # clean up stuff
+        if options.cleanup:
+            map(safe_unlink, self.figure_list)
+            self.figure_list = ()
 
 
 compilers = {
diff --git a/pyreport/options.py b/pyreport/options.py
index 9805ccd..fa41377 100644
--- a/pyreport/options.py
+++ b/pyreport/options.py
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ def verbose_execute(string):
                 dest="silent",action="store_true",
                 default=False,
                 help="""Suppress the display of warning and errors in the report""")
+option_parser.add_option("--noclean",
+                action="store_false", dest="cleanup", default=True,
+                help="don't clean temporary files (e.g. image files and tex file)")
 option_parser.add_option( "--noecho",
                 dest="noecho",action="store_true",
                 default=False,