Arguments defaults
diff --git a/apps/foo/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/foo/SimpleNettyClient.java b/apps/foo/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/foo/SimpleNettyClient.java
index c3fb273..dbdb3db 100644
--- a/apps/foo/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/foo/SimpleNettyClient.java
+++ b/apps/foo/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/foo/SimpleNettyClient.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
         }
 
         Timer sendAsyncTimer = metrics.createTimer(component, feature, "AsyncSender");
-        Timer sendAndReceiveTimer = metrics.createTimer(component, feature, "SendAndReceive");
 
         for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
             Timer.Context context = sendAsyncTimer.time();
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@
             context.stop();
         }
 
+        Timer sendAndReceiveTimer = metrics.createTimer(component, feature, "SendAndReceive");
         for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
             Timer.Context context = sendAndReceiveTimer.time();
             Response response = messaging
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 880d9fe..049e71f 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
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 public class SimpleNettyClientCommand extends AbstractShellCommand {
 
     //FIXME: replace these arguments with proper ones needed for the test.
-    @Argument(index = 0, name = "serverIp", description = "Server IP address",
+    @Argument(index = 0, name = "hostname", description = "Server Hostname",
             required = false, multiValued = false)
-    String serverIp = "127.0.0.1";
+    String host = "localhost";
 
     @Argument(index = 3, name = "port", description = "Port",
             required = false, multiValued = false)
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
 
     @Argument(index = 2, name = "messageCount", description = "Message count",
             required = false, multiValued = false)
-    String messageCount = "100000";
+    String messageCount = "5000000";
 
     @Override
     protected void execute() {
         try {
-            startStandalone(new String[]{serverIp, port, warmup, messageCount});
+            startStandalone(new String[]{host, port, warmup, messageCount});
         } catch (Exception e) {
             error("Unable to start client %s", e);
         }