diff --git a/tools/gce_setup/interop_test_runner.sh b/tools/gce_setup/interop_test_runner.sh
index 1c0d82095c41f650cb49b97a78fed3f0d8a4944f..8ad5e82f1e63c8fc7258a0ac2796848077ac3f2f 100755
--- a/tools/gce_setup/interop_test_runner.sh
+++ b/tools/gce_setup/interop_test_runner.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,33 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+thisfile=$(readlink -ne "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+
+run_test() {
+  local test_case=$1
+  shift
+  local client=$1
+  shift 
+  local server=$1
+  if grpc_interop_test $test_case grpc-docker-testclients $client grpc-docker-server $server
+  then
+    echo "$test_case $client $server passed" >> /tmp/interop_result.txt
+  else
+    echo "$test_case $client $server failed" >> /tmp/interop_result.txt
+  fi
+}
+
+time_out() {
+  local test_case=$1
+  shift
+  local client=$1
+  shift
+  local server=$1
+  if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "${0}" ]]; then
+    if ! timeout 20s bash -l -c "source $thisfile && run_test $test_case $client $server"
+    then
+      echo "$test_case $client $server timed out" >> /tmp/interop_result.txt
+    fi
+  fi
+}
 
 main() {
   source grpc_docker.sh
@@ -11,17 +40,14 @@ main() {
     do
       for server in "${servers[@]}"
       do
-        if grpc_interop_test $test_case grpc-docker-testclients $client grpc-docker-server $server
-        then
-          echo "$test_case $client $server passed" >> /tmp/interop_result.txt
-        else
-          echo "$test_case $client $server failed" >> /tmp/interop_result.txt
-        fi
+        time_out $test_case $client $server
       done
     done
   done
-  gsutil cp /tmp/interop_result.txt gs://stoked-keyword-656-output/interop_result.txt
-  rm /tmp/interop_result.txt
+  if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "${0}" ]]; then
+    gsutil cp /tmp/interop_result.txt gs://stoked-keyword-656-output/interop_result.txt
+    rm /tmp/interop_result.txt
+  fi
 }
 
 set -x