diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3aff337..75271c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -158,6 +158,28 @@ defmodule MyAppTest do
 end
 ```
 
+## Use Divo for the entire test suite
+In your integration or test suite's `test_helper.exs` file add `Divo.Suite.start()` before `ExUnit.start()`
+Example:
+```elixir
+Divo.Suite.start()
+...
+ExUnit.start()
+```
+
+This will make Divo stand up dockers that last the entire run of the test suite (or just a few modules or tests if you specified them in your `mix test.integration` command). It will wire itself up to tear down the dockers if in cases where the tests fail to compile.
+
+Ideally, you will want to NOT have `use Divo` in your tests. However, if you leave `use Divo` in for all of the tests, and still add the start to your `test_helper.exs` the tests will still run as expected, with an additional docker start and stop wrapped around the whole run.
+
+The `Divo.Suite.start` function takes all of the options that `use Divo` does plus a few extras for controlling where the final docker cleanup occurs:
+- `auto_cleanup?` - whether or not to cleanup dockers on program exit. Defaults to `true`
+
+Whether or not you choose to let it cleanup after itself, `Divo.Suite.start` will return a zero-arity cleanup hook that you can call when you want to explicitly cleanup the dockers.
+```elixir
+Divo.Suite.start()
+|> on_exit()
+```
+
 ## Running Integration Tests
 
 Integration tests are executed by running:
diff --git a/lib/divo.ex b/lib/divo.ex
index 2728981..0a82e6d 100644
--- a/lib/divo.ex
+++ b/lib/divo.ex
@@ -13,40 +13,49 @@ defmodule Divo do
   your tests.
   """
   defmacro __using__(opts \\ []) do
-    auto_start = Keyword.get(opts, :auto_start, true)
-    post_docker_run = Keyword.get(opts, :post_docker_run, [])
-
     quote do
+      import Divo
       import Divo.Compose
 
       setup_all do
-        Divo.Compose.run(unquote(opts))
+        start(unquote(opts))
+
+        on_exit(fn ->
+          cleanup(unquote(opts))
+        end)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 
-        unquote(post_docker_run)
-        |> Enum.each(& &1.())
+  def start(opts \\ []) do
+    auto_start = Keyword.get(opts, :auto_start, true)
+    post_docker_run = Keyword.get(opts, :post_docker_run, [])
 
-        app = Mix.Project.config() |> Keyword.get(:app)
-        if unquote(auto_start), do: Application.ensure_all_started(app)
+    Divo.Compose.run(opts)
 
-        on_exit(fn ->
-          if unquote(auto_start) do
-            dependent_apps =
-              Application.spec(app, :applications) --
-                [:kernel, :stdlib, :elixir, :ex_unit, :logger, :divo, :placebo]
+    Enum.each(post_docker_run, & &1.())
 
-            Logger.remove_backend(:console)
+    app = Mix.Project.config() |> Keyword.get(:app)
+    if auto_start, do: Application.ensure_all_started(app)
+  end
 
-            [app | dependent_apps]
-            |> Enum.each(&Application.stop/1)
+  def cleanup(opts \\ []) do
+    auto_start = Keyword.get(opts, :auto_start, true)
+    app = Mix.Project.config() |> Keyword.get(:app)
 
-            Logger.add_backend(:console)
-          end
+    if auto_start do
+      dependent_apps =
+        Application.spec(app, :applications) --
+          [:kernel, :stdlib, :elixir, :ex_unit, :logger, :divo, :placebo]
 
-          Divo.Compose.kill()
-        end)
+      Logger.remove_backend(:console)
 
-        :ok
-      end
+      [app | dependent_apps]
+      |> Enum.each(&Application.stop/1)
+
+      Logger.add_backend(:console)
     end
+
+    Divo.Compose.kill()
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/divo/suite.ex b/lib/divo/suite.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ad5a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/divo/suite.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+defmodule Divo.Suite do
+  @moduledoc false
+
+  def start(opts \\ []) do
+    auto_cleanup? = Keyword.get(opts, :auto_cleanup?, true)
+
+    Divo.start(opts)
+
+    if auto_cleanup? do
+      System.at_exit(fn
+        _ -> Divo.cleanup(opts)
+      end)
+    end
+
+    fn -> Divo.cleanup(opts) end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 0c29952..abdf318 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Divo.MixProject do
   def project do
     [
       app: :divo,
-      version: "1.2.0",
+      version: "1.3.0",
       elixir: "~> 1.8",
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
       deps: deps(),
diff --git a/test/integration_test.exs b/test/integration_test.exs
index b1183a7..ee75e3b 100644
--- a/test/integration_test.exs
+++ b/test/integration_test.exs
@@ -116,6 +116,29 @@ defmodule IntegrationLogTest do
     end
   end
 
+  defmodule IntegrationSuiteTest do
+    use ExUnit.Case
+
+    test "all parts of the stack are stood up by default" do
+      Divo.Suite.start(auto_cleanup?: false)
+      |> on_exit()
+
+      {containers, _} = System.cmd("docker", ["ps", "-a"], stderr_to_stdout: true)
+
+      assert String.contains?(containers, "busybox_1")
+    end
+
+    test "some parts of the stack are stood up by when supplied" do
+      Divo.Suite.start(services: [:alpine], auto_cleanup?: false)
+      |> on_exit()
+
+      {containers, _} = System.cmd("docker", ["ps", "-a"], stderr_to_stdout: true)
+
+      assert String.contains?(containers, "busybox_1") == false
+      assert String.contains?(containers, "alpine_1") == true
+    end
+  end
+
   defp check_logs_for(log, word) do
     log
     |> String.split()