diff --git a/sugar/Makefile.am b/sugar/Makefile.am
index 71f60528..2cee687d 100644
--- a/sugar/Makefile.am
+++ b/sugar/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ sugar_PYTHON =				\
 	env.py				\
 	logger.py			\
 	setup.py			\
+	simulator.py			\
 	TracebackUtils.py		\
 	util.py
 
diff --git a/sugar/simulator.py b/sugar/simulator.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f97fb3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sugar/simulator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import os
+
+import gtk
+import gobject
+
+from sugar.session.TestSession import TestSession
+from sugar.presence import PresenceService
+from sugar.p2p import Stream
+from sugar import util
+
+_PRESENCE_SERVICE_TYPE = "_presence_olpc._tcp"
+
+class _SimulatedActivity:
+	def __init__(self):
+		self._id = util.unique_id()
+
+	def get_id(self):
+		return self._id
+
+class _ShellOwner(object):
+	def __init__(self, nick, color):
+		self._pservice = PresenceService.get_instance()
+		self._color = color
+		self._nick = nick
+
+	def announce(self):
+		props = { 'color':  self._color.to_string() }
+		self._service = self._pservice.register_service(self._nick,
+				_PRESENCE_SERVICE_TYPE, properties=props)
+		self._stream = Stream.Stream.new_from_service(self._service)
+		self._stream.register_reader_handler(self._handle_buddy_icon_request, "get_buddy_icon")
+		self._stream.register_reader_handler(self._handle_invite, "invite")
+
+	def _handle_buddy_icon_request(self):
+		return ''
+
+	def _handle_invite(self, issuer, bundle_id, activity_id):
+		return ''
+
+class Bot:
+	def __init__(self, nick, color):
+		self._nick = nick
+		self._color = color
+
+		os.environ['SUGAR_NICK_NAME'] = self._nick
+
+	def start(self):
+		session = TestSession()
+		session.start()
+
+		PresenceService.start()
+
+		owner = _ShellOwner(self._nick, self._color)
+		owner.announce()
+
+		gobject.timeout_add(1000, self._real_start)
+
+		gtk.main()
+
+	def _real_start(self):
+		pservice = PresenceService.get_instance()
+
+		if not pservice.get_owner().get_color():
+			return True
+
+		activity = _SimulatedActivity()
+		properties = { 'title' : 'OLPC' }
+		activity_type = '_GroupChatActivity_Sugar_redhat_com._udp'
+		service = pservice.share_activity(activity, activity_type, properties)
+
+		return False
diff --git a/tests/simulator/kiu.py b/tests/simulator/kiu.py
index fb114195..26eee4f0 100755
--- a/tests/simulator/kiu.py
+++ b/tests/simulator/kiu.py
@@ -1,68 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-import os
 
-import gtk
-import gobject
-
-from sugar.session.TestSession import TestSession
-from sugar.presence import PresenceService
+from sugar.simulator import Bot
 from sugar.canvas.IconColor import IconColor
-from sugar.p2p import Stream
-from sugar import util
 
-PRESENCE_SERVICE_TYPE = "_presence_olpc._tcp"
-
-class SimulatedActivity:
-	def __init__(self):
-		self._id = util.unique_id()
-
-	def get_id(self):
-		return self._id
-
-class ShellOwner(object):
-	def __init__(self):
-		self._pservice = PresenceService.get_instance()
-		self._color = IconColor()
-		self._nick = 'kiu'
-
-	def announce(self):
-		props = { 'color':  self._color.to_string() }
-		self._service = self._pservice.register_service(self._nick,
-				PRESENCE_SERVICE_TYPE, properties=props)
-		self._stream = Stream.Stream.new_from_service(self._service)
-		self._stream.register_reader_handler(self._handle_buddy_icon_request, "get_buddy_icon")
-		self._stream.register_reader_handler(self._handle_invite, "invite")
-
-	def _handle_buddy_icon_request(self):
-		return ''
-
-	def _handle_invite(self, issuer, bundle_id, activity_id):
-		return ''
-
-def start():
-	pservice = PresenceService.get_instance()
-
-	if not pservice.get_owner().get_color():
-		print 'Color not found'
-		return True
-
-	activity = SimulatedActivity()
-	properties = { 'title' : 'OLPC' }
-	activity_type = '_GroupChatActivity_Sugar_redhat_com._udp'
-	service = pservice.share_activity(activity, activity_type, properties)
-
-	return False
-
-os.environ['SUGAR_NICK_NAME'] = 'kiu'
-
-session = TestSession()
-session.start()
-
-PresenceService.start()
-
-owner = ShellOwner()
-owner.announce()
-
-gobject.timeout_add(1000, start)
-
-gtk.main()
+bot = Bot('kiu', IconColor('#5E4505,#0F8A0F'))
+bot.start()