@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ nova boot --flavor $FLAVOR --image $IMAGE $NAME --security_groups=$SECGROUP

 # Waiting for boot

 # ----------------

-# let's give it 5 seconds to launch

-sleep 5

-

-# check that the status is active

-nova show $NAME | grep status | grep -q ACTIVE

+# check that the status is active within 10 seconds

+if ! timeout 10 sh -c "while ! nova show $NAME | grep status | grep -q ACTIVE; do sleep 1; done"; then

+    echo "server didn't become active!"

+    exit 1

+fi

 # get the IP of the server

 IP=`nova show $NAME | grep "private network" | cut -d"|" -f3`

@@ -121,21 +121,21 @@ FLOATING_IP=`nova floating-ip-list | grep None | head -1 | cut -d '|' -f2 | sed

 # add floating ip to our server

 nova add-floating-ip $NAME $FLOATING_IP

-# sleep for a smidge

-sleep 5

+# test we can ping our floating ip within 10 seconds

+if ! timeout 10 sh -c "while ! ping -c1 -w1 $FLOATING_IP; do sleep 1; done"; then

+    echo "Couldn't ping server with floating ip"

+    exit 1

+fi

-# ping our floating ip

 ping -c1 -w1 $FLOATING_IP

 # dis-allow icmp traffic (ping)

 nova secgroup-delete-rule $SECGROUP icmp -1 -1 0.0.0.0/0

-# sleep for a smidge

-sleep 5

-

-# ping our floating ip

-if ( ping -c1 -w1 $FLOATING_IP ); then

+# test we can aren't able to ping our floating ip within 10 seconds

+if ! timeout 10 sh -c "while ping -c1 -w1 $FLOATING_IP; do sleep 1; done"; then

     print "Security group failure - ping should not be allowed!"

+    echo "Couldn't ping server with floating ip"

     exit 1

 fi