diff --git a/acceptance/04-create-server.go b/acceptance/04-create-server.go
index 4c50e5d..bc5ff69 100644
--- a/acceptance/04-create-server.go
+++ b/acceptance/04-create-server.go
@@ -3,31 +3,67 @@
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 )
 
+var provider, username, password string
+
 var region, serverName, imageRef, flavorRef *string
 var adminPass = flag.String("a", "", "Administrator password (auto-assigned if none)")
+var quiet = flag.Bool("quiet", false, "Quiet mode for acceptance tests.  $? non-zero if error.")
 
-func main() {
-	provider, username, password := getCredentials()
+func configure() {
+	provider, username, password = getCredentials()
 	region = flag.String("r", "DFW", "Rackspace region in which to create the server")
 	serverName = flag.String("n", randomString(16), "Server name (what you see in the control panel)")
-	imageRef = flag.String("i", "", "ID of image to deploy onto the server")  // TODO(sfalvo): Make this work in -quiet mode.
-	flavorRef = flag.String("f", "", "Flavor of server to deploy image upon") // TODO(sfalvo): Make this work in -quiet mode.
+	imageRef = flag.String("i", "", "ID of image to deploy onto the server")
+	flavorRef = flag.String("f", "", "Flavor of server to deploy image upon")
 
 	flag.Parse()
+}
 
-	validations := map[string]string{
-		"an image reference (-i flag)": *imageRef,
-		"a server flavor (-f flag)":    *flavorRef,
+func aSuitableImage(api gophercloud.CloudServersProvider) string {
+	images, err := api.ListImages()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
 	}
-	for flag, value := range validations {
-		if value == "" {
-			log.Fatal(fmt.Sprintf("You must provide %s", flag))
+
+	// TODO(sfalvo):
+	// Works for Rackspace, might not work for your provider!
+	// Need to figure out why ListImages() provides 0 values for
+	// Ram and Disk fields.
+	//
+	// Until then, just return Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
+	for i := 0; i < len(images); i++ {
+		if images[i].Id == "6a668bb8-fb5d-407a-9a89-6f957bced767" {
+			return images[i].Id
 		}
 	}
+	panic("Image 6a668bb8-fb5d-407a-9a89-6f957bced767 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) not found.")
+}
+
+func aSuitableFlavor(api gophercloud.CloudServersProvider) string {
+	flavors, err := api.ListFlavors()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// TODO(sfalvo):
+	// Works for Rackspace, might not work for your provider!
+	// Need to figure out why ListFlavors() provides 0 values for
+	// Ram and Disk fields.
+	//
+	// Until then, just return Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
+	for i := 0; i < len(flavors); i++ {
+		if flavors[i].Id == "2" {
+			return flavors[i].Id
+		}
+	}
+	panic("Flavor 2 (512MB 1-core 20GB machine) not found.")
+}
+
+func main() {
+	configure()
 
 	auth, err := gophercloud.Authenticate(
 		provider,
@@ -50,6 +86,14 @@
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	if *imageRef == "" {
+		*imageRef = aSuitableImage(servers)
+	}
+
+	if *flavorRef == "" {
+		*flavorRef = aSuitableFlavor(servers)
+	}
+
 	_, err = servers.CreateServer(gophercloud.NewServer{
 		Name:      *serverName,
 		ImageRef:  *imageRef,
@@ -65,8 +109,10 @@
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("ID,Name,Status,Progress\n")
-	for _, i := range allServers {
-		fmt.Printf("%s,\"%s\",%s,%d\n", i.Id, i.Name, i.Status, i.Progress)
+	if !*quiet {
+		fmt.Printf("ID,Name,Status,Progress\n")
+		for _, i := range allServers {
+			fmt.Printf("%s,\"%s\",%s,%d\n", i.Id, i.Name, i.Status, i.Progress)
+		}
 	}
 }