diff --git a/apps/foo/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/foo/SimpleNettyClientCommand.java b/apps/foo/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/foo/SimpleNettyClientCommand.java
index 049e71f..2af0c13 100644
--- a/apps/foo/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/foo/SimpleNettyClientCommand.java
+++ b/apps/foo/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/foo/SimpleNettyClientCommand.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
     @Argument(index = 1, name = "warmupCount", description = "Warm-up count",
             required = false, multiValued = false)
-    String warmup = "10000";
+    String warmup = "1000";
 
     @Argument(index = 2, name = "messageCount", description = "Message count",
             required = false, multiValued = false)
diff --git a/apps/foo/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/foo/SimpleNettyServer.java b/apps/foo/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/foo/SimpleNettyServer.java
index c0eb014..5578fcd 100644
--- a/apps/foo/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/foo/SimpleNettyServer.java
+++ b/apps/foo/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/foo/SimpleNettyServer.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * Test to measure Messaging performance.
  */
     public final class SimpleNettyServer {
-        private static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(IOLoopTestServer.class);
+        private static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SimpleNettyServer.class);
 
             private SimpleNettyServer() {}
 
diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsManager.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsManager.java
index eaf2a54..7d18c62 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsManager.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsManager.java
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import com.codahale.metrics.ConsoleReporter;
 import com.codahale.metrics.Counter;
 import com.codahale.metrics.Gauge;
 import com.codahale.metrics.Histogram;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 import com.codahale.metrics.Metric;
 import com.codahale.metrics.MetricFilter;
 import com.codahale.metrics.MetricRegistry;
+import com.codahale.metrics.Slf4jReporter;
 import com.codahale.metrics.Timer;
 
 /**
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@
 @Component(immediate = true)
 public final class MetricsManager implements MetricsService {
 
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
     /**
      * Registry to hold the Components defined in the system.
      */
@@ -67,14 +70,16 @@
     /**
      * Default Reporter for this metrics manager.
      */
-    private final ConsoleReporter reporter;
+    private final Slf4jReporter reporter;
 
     public MetricsManager() {
         this.metricsRegistry = new MetricRegistry();
-        this.reporter = ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(metricsRegistry)
+        this.reporter = Slf4jReporter.forRegistry(this.metricsRegistry)
+                .outputTo(log)
                 .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MICROSECONDS)
+                .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
                 .build();
+        reporter.start(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
     }
 
     @Activate