diff --git a/src/Vector/tests/vector_dist_unit_test.cpp b/src/Vector/tests/vector_dist_unit_test.cpp
index a4780586f63e0adc0cedaae6e7a1908d5700e1be..7aec59399f438259e6ba2b71be8516523b3f4679 100644
--- a/src/Vector/tests/vector_dist_unit_test.cpp
+++ b/src/Vector/tests/vector_dist_unit_test.cpp
@@ -338,6 +338,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_iterator_test_use_2d )
 			++it;
 		}
 
+		///////// induce crash //
+		
+		if (v_cl.rank() == 0)
+		{
+			std::cout << "CRASH" << std::endl;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		//
+
 		vd.map();
 
 		//! [Create a vector of random elements on each processor 2D]