diff --git a/exercise.sh b/exercise.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7703f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercise.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/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=${SKIP_EXERCISES:-""}
+
+# Locate the scripts we should run
+EXERCISE_DIR=$(dirname "$0")/exercises
+basenames=$(for b in `ls $EXERCISE_DIR/*.sh`; do basename $b .sh; done)
+
+# Track the state of each script
+passes=""
+failures=""
+skips=""
+
+# Loop over each possible script (by basename)
+for script in $basenames; do
+    if [[ "$SKIP_EXERCISES" =~ $script ]] ; then
+        skips="$skips $script"
+    else
+        echo =========================
+        echo Running $script
+        echo =========================
+        $EXERCISE_DIR/$script.sh
+        if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
+            failures="$failures $script"
+        else
+            passes="$passes $script"
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+# output status of exercise run
+echo =========================
+echo =========================
+for script in $skips; do
+    echo SKIP $script
+done
+for script in $passes; do
+    echo PASS $script
+done
+for script in $failures; do
+    echo FAILED $script
+done
diff --git a/exercises/euca.sh b/exercises/euca.sh
index 0cb5fea..9605ace 100755
--- a/exercises/euca.sh
+++ b/exercises/euca.sh
@@ -21,18 +21,15 @@ 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`
 
 # launch it
-INSTANCE=`euca-run-instance $IMAGE | grep INSTANCE | cut -f2`
+INSTANCE=`euca-run-instances $IMAGE | grep INSTANCE | cut -f2`
 
 # assure it has booted within a reasonable time
-if ! timeout $BOOT_TIMEOUT sh -c "while euca-describe-instances $INSTANCE | grep -q running; do sleep 1; done"; then
-    echo "server didn't become active within $BOOT_TIMEOUT seconds"
+if ! timeout $RUNNING_TIMEOUT sh -c "while euca-describe-instances $INSTANCE | grep -q running; do sleep 1; done"; then
+    echo "server didn't become active within $RUNNING_TIMEOUT seconds"
     exit 1
 fi
 
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/exercises/swift.sh b/exercises/swift.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7be099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/swift.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Test swift via the command line tools that ship with it.
+
+# This script exits on an error so that errors don't compound and you see
+# only the first error that occured.
+set -o errexit
+
+# Print the commands being run so that we can see the command that triggers
+# an error.  It is also useful for following allowing as the install occurs.
+set -o xtrace
+
+
+# Settings
+# ========
+
+# Use openrc + stackrc + localrc for settings
+pushd $(cd $(dirname "$0")/.. && pwd)
+source ./openrc
+popd
+
+
+# Testing Swift
+# =============
+
+# Check if we have to swift via keystone
+swift --auth-version 2 -A http://${HOST_IP}:5000/v2.0 -U admin -K $ADMIN_PASSWORD stat
+
+# We start by creating a test container
+swift --auth-version 2 -A http://${HOST_IP}:5000/v2.0 -U admin -K $ADMIN_PASSWORD post testcontainer
+
+# add some files into it.
+swift --auth-version 2 -A http://${HOST_IP}:5000/v2.0 -U admin -K $ADMIN_PASSWORD upload testcontainer /etc/issue
+
+# list them
+swift --auth-version 2 -A http://${HOST_IP}:5000/v2.0 -U admin -K $ADMIN_PASSWORD list testcontainer
+
+# And we may want to delete them now that we have tested that
+# everything works.
+swift --auth-version 2 -A http://${HOST_IP}:5000/v2.0 -U admin -K $ADMIN_PASSWORD delete testcontainer
diff --git a/openrc b/openrc
index 324780b..4b36112 100644
--- a/openrc
+++ b/openrc
@@ -49,3 +49,14 @@ export EC2_SECRET_KEY=${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 from run instance command until it is running
+export RUNNING_TIMEOUT=${RUNNING_TIMEOUT:-$(($BOOT_TIMEOUT + $ACTIVE_TIMEOUT))}
+
+# Max time to wait for proper IP association and dis-association.
+export ASSOCIATE_TIMEOUT=${ASSOCIATE_TIMEOUT:-10}