diff --git a/pymatching/Makefile b/pymatching/Makefile
index 8832e50..3e8b4fe 100644
--- a/pymatching/Makefile
+++ b/pymatching/Makefile
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ init:
 #python3 -m pip install -U pygame
 test:
 	python3 -m pygame.examples.aliens
+
+salloc:
+	salloc --time=20:00:00