diff --git a/sparta/sparta/app/Simulation.hpp b/sparta/sparta/app/Simulation.hpp
index fab13b933c..af1143a2a6 100644
--- a/sparta/sparta/app/Simulation.hpp
+++ b/sparta/sparta/app/Simulation.hpp
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ class Simulation
      *        must be made before building/configuring/finalizing.
      * \param sim_name Name of the simulator
      * \param scheduler Pointer to the Scheduler that this Simulation operates with
+     * \param en_backtrace Enable backtrace on error (including SIGSEGV, SIGFPE, SIGILL, SIGABRT, SIGBUS), default is true
      */
-    Simulation(const std::string& sim_name, Scheduler * scheduler);
+    Simulation(const std::string& sim_name, Scheduler * scheduler, bool en_backtrace=true);
 
     /*!
      * \brief Virtual destructor
diff --git a/sparta/src/Simulation.cpp b/sparta/src/Simulation.cpp
index 0d5000a802..abb37af78c 100644
--- a/sparta/src/Simulation.cpp
+++ b/sparta/src/Simulation.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ const DatabaseAccessor * Simulation::getSimulationDatabaseAccessor() const
 }
 
 Simulation::Simulation(const std::string& sim_name,
-                       Scheduler * scheduler) :
+                       Scheduler * scheduler,
+                       bool en_backtrace) :
     clk_manager_(scheduler),
     sim_name_(sim_name),
     scheduler_(scheduler),
@@ -335,13 +336,15 @@ Simulation::Simulation(const std::string& sim_name,
     // Watch for created nodes to which we will apply taps
     root_.getNodeAttachedNotification().REGISTER_FOR_THIS(rootDescendantAdded_);
 
-    // Handle illegal signals.
-    // Note: Update documentation if these signals are modified
-    backtrace_.setAsHandler(SIGSEGV);
-    backtrace_.setAsHandler(SIGFPE);
-    backtrace_.setAsHandler(SIGILL);
-    backtrace_.setAsHandler(SIGABRT);
-    backtrace_.setAsHandler(SIGBUS);
+    if (en_backtrace) {
+        // Handle illegal signals.
+        // Note: Update documentation if these signals are modified
+        backtrace_.setAsHandler(SIGSEGV);
+        backtrace_.setAsHandler(SIGFPE);
+        backtrace_.setAsHandler(SIGILL);
+        backtrace_.setAsHandler(SIGABRT);
+        backtrace_.setAsHandler(SIGBUS);
+    }
 
     report_repository_.reset(new sparta::ReportRepository(this));