diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 339da12..5c62710 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 console_scripts =
     verify-tempest-config = tempest.cmd.verify_tempest_config:main
     javelin2 = tempest.cmd.javelin:main
+    run-tempest-stress = tempest.cmd.run_stress:main
 
 [build_sphinx]
 all_files = 1
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
index 6bda83b..5f46d01 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
         super(ContainerSyncTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
     @test.attr(type='slow')
+    @test.skip_because(bug='1317133')
     def test_container_synchronization(self):
         # container to container synchronization
         # to allow/accept sync requests to/from other accounts
diff --git a/tempest/stress/run_stress.py b/tempest/cmd/run_stress.py
similarity index 98%
rename from tempest/stress/run_stress.py
rename to tempest/cmd/run_stress.py
index c7c17c0..f773996 100755
--- a/tempest/stress/run_stress.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/run_stress.py
@@ -70,7 +70,29 @@
     return tests
 
 
-def main(ns):
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Run stress tests')
+parser.add_argument('-d', '--duration', default=300, type=int,
+                    help="Duration of test in secs")
+parser.add_argument('-s', '--serial', action='store_true',
+                    help="Trigger running tests serially")
+parser.add_argument('-S', '--stop', action='store_true',
+                    default=False, help="Stop on first error")
+parser.add_argument('-n', '--number', type=int,
+                    help="How often an action is executed for each process")
+group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
+group.add_argument('-a', '--all', action='store_true',
+                   help="Execute all stress tests")
+parser.add_argument('-T', '--type',
+                    help="Filters tests of a certain type (e.g. gate)")
+parser.add_argument('-i', '--call-inherited', action='store_true',
+                    default=False,
+                    help="Call also inherited function with stress attribute")
+group.add_argument('-t', "--tests", nargs='?',
+                   help="Name of the file with test description")
+
+
+def main():
+    ns = parser.parse_args()
     result = 0
     if not ns.all:
         tests = json.load(open(ns.tests, 'r'))
@@ -97,29 +119,9 @@
     return result
 
 
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Run stress tests')
-parser.add_argument('-d', '--duration', default=300, type=int,
-                    help="Duration of test in secs")
-parser.add_argument('-s', '--serial', action='store_true',
-                    help="Trigger running tests serially")
-parser.add_argument('-S', '--stop', action='store_true',
-                    default=False, help="Stop on first error")
-parser.add_argument('-n', '--number', type=int,
-                    help="How often an action is executed for each process")
-group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
-group.add_argument('-a', '--all', action='store_true',
-                   help="Execute all stress tests")
-parser.add_argument('-T', '--type',
-                    help="Filters tests of a certain type (e.g. gate)")
-parser.add_argument('-i', '--call-inherited', action='store_true',
-                    default=False,
-                    help="Call also inherited function with stress attribute")
-group.add_argument('-t', "--tests", nargs='?',
-                   help="Name of the file with test description")
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     try:
-        sys.exit(main(parser.parse_args()))
+        sys.exit(main())
     except Exception:
         LOG.exception("Failure in the stress test framework")
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/tempest/common/waiters.py b/tempest/common/waiters.py
index d52ed7c..d8474a0 100644
--- a/tempest/common/waiters.py
+++ b/tempest/common/waiters.py
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def _console_dump(client, server_id):
+    try:
+        resp, output = client.get_console_output(server_id, None)
+        LOG.debug("Console Output for Server %s:\n%s" % (
+            server_id, output))
+    except exceptions.NotFound:
+        LOG.debug("Server %s: doesn't have a console" % server_id)
+        pass
+
+
 # NOTE(afazekas): This function needs to know a token and a subject.
 def wait_for_server_status(client, server_id, status, ready_wait=True,
                            extra_timeout=0, raise_on_error=True):
@@ -71,7 +81,9 @@
                      '/'.join((old_status, str(old_task_state))),
                      '/'.join((server_status, str(task_state))),
                      time.time() - start_time)
+
         if (server_status == 'ERROR') and raise_on_error:
+            _console_dump(client, server_id)
             raise exceptions.BuildErrorException(server_id=server_id)
 
         timed_out = int(time.time()) - start_time >= timeout
@@ -87,9 +99,11 @@
                         'timeout': timeout})
             message += ' Current status: %s.' % server_status
             message += ' Current task state: %s.' % task_state
+
             caller = misc_utils.find_test_caller()
             if caller:
                 message = '(%s) %s' % (caller, message)
+            _console_dump(client, server_id)
             raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
         old_status = server_status
         old_task_state = task_state
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 29140cd..7703d4d 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -447,6 +447,30 @@
         LOG.debug("image:%s" % self.image)
 
 
+# power/provision states as of icehouse
+class BaremetalPowerStates(object):
+    """Possible power states of an Ironic node."""
+    POWER_ON = 'power on'
+    POWER_OFF = 'power off'
+    REBOOT = 'rebooting'
+    SUSPEND = 'suspended'
+
+
+class BaremetalProvisionStates(object):
+    """Possible provision states of an Ironic node."""
+    NOSTATE = None
+    INIT = 'initializing'
+    ACTIVE = 'active'
+    BUILDING = 'building'
+    DEPLOYWAIT = 'wait call-back'
+    DEPLOYING = 'deploying'
+    DEPLOYFAIL = 'deploy failed'
+    DEPLOYDONE = 'deploy complete'
+    DELETING = 'deleting'
+    DELETED = 'deleted'
+    ERROR = 'error'
+
+
 class BaremetalScenarioTest(OfficialClientTest):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
@@ -522,6 +546,55 @@
             ports.append(self.baremetal_client.port.get(port.uuid))
         return ports
 
+    def add_keypair(self):
+        self.keypair = self.create_keypair()
+
+    def verify_connectivity(self, ip=None):
+        if ip:
+            dest = self.get_remote_client(ip)
+        else:
+            dest = self.get_remote_client(self.instance)
+        dest.validate_authentication()
+
+    def boot_instance(self):
+        create_kwargs = {
+            'key_name': self.keypair.id
+        }
+        self.instance = self.create_server(
+            wait=False, create_kwargs=create_kwargs)
+
+        self.set_resource('instance', self.instance)
+
+        self.wait_node(self.instance.id)
+        self.node = self.get_node(instance_id=self.instance.id)
+
+        self.wait_power_state(self.node.uuid, BaremetalPowerStates.POWER_ON)
+
+        self.wait_provisioning_state(
+            self.node.uuid,
+            [BaremetalProvisionStates.DEPLOYWAIT,
+             BaremetalProvisionStates.ACTIVE],
+            timeout=15)
+
+        self.wait_provisioning_state(self.node.uuid,
+                                     BaremetalProvisionStates.ACTIVE,
+                                     timeout=CONF.baremetal.active_timeout)
+
+        self.status_timeout(
+            self.compute_client.servers, self.instance.id, 'ACTIVE')
+
+        self.node = self.get_node(instance_id=self.instance.id)
+        self.instance = self.compute_client.servers.get(self.instance.id)
+
+    def terminate_instance(self):
+        self.instance.delete()
+        self.remove_resource('instance')
+        self.wait_power_state(self.node.uuid, BaremetalPowerStates.POWER_OFF)
+        self.wait_provisioning_state(
+            self.node.uuid,
+            BaremetalProvisionStates.NOSTATE,
+            timeout=CONF.baremetal.unprovision_timeout)
+
 
 class NetworkScenarioTest(OfficialClientTest):
     """
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_baremetal_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_baremetal_basic_ops.py
index c53aa83..82c6b5d 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_baremetal_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_baremetal_basic_ops.py
@@ -23,31 +23,7 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-# power/provision states as of icehouse
-class PowerStates(object):
-    """Possible power states of an Ironic node."""
-    POWER_ON = 'power on'
-    POWER_OFF = 'power off'
-    REBOOT = 'rebooting'
-    SUSPEND = 'suspended'
-
-
-class ProvisionStates(object):
-    """Possible provision states of an Ironic node."""
-    NOSTATE = None
-    INIT = 'initializing'
-    ACTIVE = 'active'
-    BUILDING = 'building'
-    DEPLOYWAIT = 'wait call-back'
-    DEPLOYING = 'deploying'
-    DEPLOYFAIL = 'deploy failed'
-    DEPLOYDONE = 'deploy complete'
-    DELETING = 'deleting'
-    DELETED = 'deleted'
-    ERROR = 'error'
-
-
-class BaremetalBasicOptsPXESSH(manager.BaremetalScenarioTest):
+class BaremetalBasicOpsPXESSH(manager.BaremetalScenarioTest):
     """
     This smoke test tests the pxe_ssh Ironic driver.  It follows this basic
     set of operations:
@@ -65,21 +41,11 @@
         * Monitors the associated Ironic node for power and
           expected state transitions
     """
-    def add_keypair(self):
-        self.keypair = self.create_keypair()
-
     def add_floating_ip(self):
         floating_ip = self.compute_client.floating_ips.create()
         self.instance.add_floating_ip(floating_ip)
         return floating_ip.ip
 
-    def verify_connectivity(self, ip=None):
-        if ip:
-            dest = self.get_remote_client(ip)
-        else:
-            dest = self.get_remote_client(self.instance)
-        dest.validate_authentication()
-
     def validate_driver_info(self):
         f_id = self.instance.flavor['id']
         flavor_extra = self.compute_client.flavors.get(f_id).get_keys()
@@ -98,43 +64,6 @@
             self.assertEqual(n_port['device_id'], self.instance.id)
             self.assertEqual(n_port['mac_address'], port.address)
 
-    def boot_instance(self):
-        create_kwargs = {
-            'key_name': self.keypair.id
-        }
-        self.instance = self.create_server(
-            wait=False, create_kwargs=create_kwargs)
-
-        self.set_resource('instance', self.instance)
-
-        self.wait_node(self.instance.id)
-        self.node = self.get_node(instance_id=self.instance.id)
-
-        self.wait_power_state(self.node.uuid, PowerStates.POWER_ON)
-
-        self.wait_provisioning_state(
-            self.node.uuid,
-            [ProvisionStates.DEPLOYWAIT, ProvisionStates.ACTIVE],
-            timeout=15)
-
-        self.wait_provisioning_state(self.node.uuid, ProvisionStates.ACTIVE,
-                                     timeout=CONF.baremetal.active_timeout)
-
-        self.status_timeout(
-            self.compute_client.servers, self.instance.id, 'ACTIVE')
-
-        self.node = self.get_node(instance_id=self.instance.id)
-        self.instance = self.compute_client.servers.get(self.instance.id)
-
-    def terminate_instance(self):
-        self.instance.delete()
-        self.remove_resource('instance')
-        self.wait_power_state(self.node.uuid, PowerStates.POWER_OFF)
-        self.wait_provisioning_state(
-            self.node.uuid,
-            ProvisionStates.NOSTATE,
-            timeout=CONF.baremetal.unprovision_timeout)
-
     @test.services('baremetal', 'compute', 'image', 'network')
     def test_baremetal_server_ops(self):
         self.add_keypair()
diff --git a/tempest/stress/README.rst b/tempest/stress/README.rst
index b56f96b..0a63679 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/README.rst
+++ b/tempest/stress/README.rst
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@
 In order to use this discovery you have to be in the tempest root directory
 and execute the following:
 
-	tempest/stress/run_stress.py -a -d 30
+	run-tempest-stress -a -d 30
 
 Running the sample test
 -----------------------
 
-To test installation, do the following (from the tempest/stress directory):
+To test installation, do the following:
 
-	./run_stress.py -t etc/server-create-destroy-test.json -d 30
+	run-tempest-stress -t tempest/stress/etc/server-create-destroy-test.json -d 30
 
 This sample test tries to create a few VMs and kill a few VMs.
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/stress/test_stress.py b/tempest/tests/stress/test_stress.py
index c76abde..757d484 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/stress/test_stress.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/stress/test_stress.py
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@
         return proc.returncode
 
     def test_help_function(self):
-        result = self._cmd("python", "-m tempest.stress.run_stress -h")
+        result = self._cmd("python", "-m tempest.cmd.run_stress -h")
         self.assertEqual(0, result)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2110362..6b4acc6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 [testenv:stress]
 sitepackages = True
 commands =
-    python -m tempest/stress/run_stress -a -d 3600 -S
+    run-tempest-stress -a -d 3600 -S
 
 [testenv:venv]
 commands = {posargs}