diff --git a/lib/winston-loggly.js b/lib/winston-loggly.js
index 2bf511b..0fa7634 100644
--- a/lib/winston-loggly.js
+++ b/lib/winston-loggly.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ var events = require('events'),
 //
 var code = /\u001b\[(\d+(;\d+)*)?m/g;
 
+var timerFunctionForProcessExit = null;
+
 //
 // ### function Loggly (options)
 // #### @options {Object} Options for this instance.
@@ -62,6 +64,18 @@ var Loggly = exports.Loggly = function (options) {
   this.stripColors = options.stripColors || false;
 };
 
+//
+// Helper function to call process.exit() after waiting
+// 10 seconds.
+//
+var flushLogsAndExit = exports.flushLogsAndExit = function () {
+    if (timerFunctionForProcessExit === null) {
+      timerFunctionForProcessExit = setInterval(function () {
+        process.exit();
+      },10000);
+    }
+}
+
 //
 // Inherit from `winston.Transport`.
 //
@@ -72,6 +86,7 @@ util.inherits(Loggly, winston.Transport);
 // is available and thus backwards compatible.
 //
 winston.transports.Loggly = Loggly;
+winston.transports.flushLogsAndExit = flushLogsAndExit;
 
 //
 // Expose the name of this Transport on the prototype