diff --git a/exercise.sh b/exercise.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..de906f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercise.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Run everything in the exercises/ directory that isn't explicitly disabled
+
+# comma separated list of script basenames to skip
+# to refrain from exercising euca.sh use SKIP_EXERCISES=euca
+SKIP_EXERCISES=${SKIP_EXERCISES:-""}
+
+EXERCISE_DIR=$(dirname "$0")/exercises
+basenames=$(for b in `ls $EXERCISE_DIR/*.sh` ; do basename $b .sh ; done)
+
+for script in $basenames ; do
+    if [[ "$SKIP_EXERCISES" =~ $script ]] ; then
+        echo SKIPPING $script
+    else
+        echo Running $script
+        $EXERCISE_DIR/$script.sh 2> $script.log
+        if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
+            echo FAILED.  See $script.log
+        else
+            rm $script.log
+        fi
+    fi
+done
diff --git a/exercises/euca.sh b/exercises/euca.sh
index 0cb5fea..0d48c93 100755
--- a/exercises/euca.sh
+++ b/exercises/euca.sh
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ pushd $(cd $(dirname "$0")/.. && pwd)
 source ./openrc
 popd
 
-# Max time till the vm is bootable
-BOOT_TIMEOUT=${BOOT_TIMEOUT:-15}
-
 # find a machine image to boot
 IMAGE=`euca-describe-images | grep machine | cut -f2`
 
diff --git a/exercises/floating_ips.sh b/exercises/floating_ips.sh
index edf784c..5c38430 100755
--- a/exercises/floating_ips.sh
+++ b/exercises/floating_ips.sh
@@ -84,15 +84,6 @@ nova boot --flavor $FLAVOR --image $IMAGE $NAME --security_groups=$SECGROUP
 # Waiting for boot
 # ----------------
 
-# Max time to wait while vm goes from build to active state
-ACTIVE_TIMEOUT=${ACTIVE_TIMEOUT:-10}
-
-# Max time till the vm is bootable
-BOOT_TIMEOUT=${BOOT_TIMEOUT:-15}
-
-# Max time to wait for proper association and dis-association.
-ASSOCIATE_TIMEOUT=${ASSOCIATE_TIMEOUT:-10}
-
 # check that the status is active within ACTIVE_TIMEOUT seconds
 if ! timeout $ACTIVE_TIMEOUT sh -c "while ! nova show $NAME | grep status | grep -q ACTIVE; do sleep 1; done"; then
     echo "server didn't become active!"
diff --git a/openrc b/openrc
index 324780b..db1a7d1 100644
--- a/openrc
+++ b/openrc
@@ -49,3 +49,11 @@ export EC2_SECRET_KEY=${ADMIN_PASSWORD:-secrete}
 # set log level to DEBUG (helps debug issues)
 # export NOVACLIENT_DEBUG=1
 
+# Max time till the vm is bootable
+export BOOT_TIMEOUT=${BOOT_TIMEOUT:-15}
+
+# Max time to wait while vm goes from build to active state
+export ACTIVE_TIMEOUT=${ACTIVE_TIMEOUT:-10}
+
+# Max time to wait for proper IP association and dis-association.
+export ASSOCIATE_TIMEOUT=${ASSOCIATE_TIMEOUT:-10}