diff --git a/bin/ci/before_install.sh b/bin/ci/before_install.sh
index 3886f4312..e34d5e2dc 100755
--- a/bin/ci/before_install.sh
+++ b/bin/ci/before_install.sh
@@ -2,15 +2,9 @@
 # Run before_intsall actions for SOCI build at travis-ci.org
 # Mateusz Loskot <mateusz@loskot.net>, http://github.com/SOCI
 #
-set -e
-if [[ "$TRAVIS" != "true" ]] ; then
-	echo "Running this script makes no sense outside of travis-ci.org"
-	exit 1
-fi
-tmstamp() { echo -n "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')]" ; }
-
+source ./bin/ci/common.sh
 # Install dependencies
-echo "$(tmstamp) before_install::apt-get starting $(date)"
+echo "$(tmstamp) *** before_install::apt-get starting $(date) ***"
 wget http://oss.oracle.com/el4/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle -O - | sudo apt-key add -
 sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://oss.oracle.com/debian unstable main non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
 sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 16126D3A3E5C1192
@@ -20,7 +14,7 @@ sudo apt-get install -qq \
 	libmyodbc unixodbc-dev odbc-postgresql \
 	firebird2.5-super firebird2.5-dev \
 	oracle-xe-client
-echo "$(tmstamp) before_install::apt-get finished $(date)"
+echo "$(tmstamp) *** before_install::apt-get finished $(date) ***"
 # Configure Firebird
 # See: Non-interactive setup for travis-ci.org 
 # http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/firebird-support/message/120883
@@ -30,5 +24,3 @@ cat /etc/default/firebird2.5 | grep ENABLE_FIREBIRD_SERVER
 sudo service firebird2.5-super start
 # Configure ODBC
 sudo odbcinst -i -d -f /usr/share/libmyodbc/odbcinst.ini
-# Confgure oracle
-export ORACLE_HOME=/usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/client
diff --git a/bin/ci/before_script.sh b/bin/ci/before_script.sh
index 445d70f85..d4ac28a43 100755
--- a/bin/ci/before_script.sh
+++ b/bin/ci/before_script.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 # Run before_script actions for SOCI build at travis-ci.org
 # Mateusz Loskot <mateusz@loskot.net>, http://github.com/SOCI
 #
-set -e
-if [[ "$TRAVIS" != "true" ]] ; then
-	echo "Running this script makes no sense outside of travis-ci.org"
-	exit 1
-fi
+source ./bin/ci/common.sh
 # Create local databases
 # MySQL (service provided)
 mysql --version
diff --git a/bin/ci/common.sh b/bin/ci/common.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83b0017fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ci/common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Common definitions used by SOCI build scripts at travis-ci.org
+# Mateusz Loskot <mateusz@loskot.net>, http://github.com/SOCI
+#
+set -e
+
+if [[ "$TRAVIS" != "true" ]] ; then
+	echo "Running this script makes no sense outside of travis-ci.org"
+	exit 1
+fi
+# Functions
+tmstamp() { echo -n "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')]" ; }
+# Environment
+export ORACLE_HOME=/usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/client
diff --git a/bin/ci/script.sh b/bin/ci/script.sh
index 68b87302e..5c78f864e 100755
--- a/bin/ci/script.sh
+++ b/bin/ci/script.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@
 # Run script actions for SOCI build at travis-ci.org
 # Mateusz Loskot <mateusz@loskot.net>, http://github.com/SOCI
 #
-set -e
-if [[ "$TRAVIS" != "true" ]] ; then
-	echo "Running this script makes no sense outside of travis-ci.org"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-export ORACLE_HOME=/usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/client
+source ./bin/ci/common.sh
 # Build SOCI using CMake (primary build configuration)
 mkdir -p src/_build
 cd src/_build