diff --git a/python/snappr.py b/python/snappr.py
index 458e3f422..13288ff54 100644
--- a/python/snappr.py
+++ b/python/snappr.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     "app1.name" : "mpi_ping_all",
     "app1.launch_cmd" : "aprun -n 4 -N 1",
     "id" : i,
+    "app1.message_size" : "20KB",
   })
   nodes[i] = node
 
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@
     bandwidth=nic_bandwidth,
     latency=nic_latency,
     credits="8KB",
-  ))
+    negligible_size=0,
+ ))
 
   inj_port = nic.setSubComponent("outport", "macro.snappr_outport")
   inj_port.addParams(dict(
@@ -76,8 +78,7 @@
 sideX = 0.5
 sideY = 0.5
 sideZ = 0.5
-sst.setStatisticLoadLevel(7)
-sst.setStatisticOutput("sst.vtkstatisticoutputexodus")
+
 for i in range(num_switches):
   connections = system.switchConnections(i)
   switch = switches[i]
@@ -153,9 +154,9 @@
 for i in range(num_nodes):
   ep = nodes[i]
   for p in range(nproc):
+    print("Injection %d on switch %d" % (p,nproc))
     sw = logp_switches[p]
     inj_sw = system.nodeToLogPSwitch(i)
-
     #use inj_sw to set a no-cut
 
     link_name = "logPinjection%d->%d" % (i, p)
@@ -172,5 +173,6 @@
     port_name = "output%d" % (i)
     sw.addLink(link, port_name, small_latency)
 
-
+sst.setStatisticLoadLevel(7)
+sst.setStatisticOutput("sst.vtkstatisticoutputexodus")
 sst.macro.debug("mpi")
diff --git a/sstmac/hardware/snappr/snappr_outport.cc b/sstmac/hardware/snappr/snappr_outport.cc
index a4fececa1..d2567dfbb 100644
--- a/sstmac/hardware/snappr/snappr_outport.cc
+++ b/sstmac/hardware/snappr/snappr_outport.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ SnapprOutPort::SnapprOutPort(uint32_t id, SST::Params& params,
   queue_depth_ftq = dynamic_cast<FTQCalendar*>(
         parent->registerMultiStatistic<int,uint64_t,uint64_t>(params, "queue_depth", subId));
 #else
+  std::cout << "registerMultiStatistic"<< getName() << " "<< isAnonymous() << " "<< isUser() << std::endl;
   intensity = registerMultiStatistic<uint64_t, double>(params, "traffic_intensity", subId);
 #endif
   ftq_idle_state = FTQTag::allocateCategoryId("idle:" + portName);
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ SnapprOutPort::send(SnapprPacket* pkt, Timestamp now)
 void
 SnapprOutPort::scheduleArbitration()
 {
+
 #if SSTMAC_SANITY_CHECK
   if (arbitration_scheduled){
     spkt_abort_printf("arbitration already scheduled on port %s:%d", portName_.c_str(), number_);
@@ -302,6 +304,7 @@ SnapprOutPort::arbitrate()
   arbitration_scheduled = false;
   if (ready()){
     if (intensity){
+        std::cout << "SnapprOutPort:: arbitrate intensity" << std::endl;
       intensity->addData(parent_->now().usec(), queueLength());
     }
     logQueueDepth();
diff --git a/sstmac/hardware/snappr/snappr_switch.h b/sstmac/hardware/snappr/snappr_switch.h
index 546004552..17221cb00 100644
--- a/sstmac/hardware/snappr/snappr_switch.h
+++ b/sstmac/hardware/snappr/snappr_switch.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class SnapprSwitch :
     {"xmit_active", "activity statistic", "cycles", 1}, // Name, Desc, Units, Enable Level
     {"xmit_idle", "idle statistic", "cycles", 1}, // Name, Desc, Units, Enable Level
     {"bytes_sent", "data sent on port", "bytes", 1},
-    {"traffic_intensity", "Count the traffic on a port", "unit of traffic", 1}
+    {"traffic_intensity", "Count the traffic on a port", "unit of traffic", 1},
   )
 
   SnapprSwitch(uint32_t id, SST::Params& params);
diff --git a/sstmac/hardware/topology/topology.cc b/sstmac/hardware/topology/topology.cc
index e48c5dcc0..a527c6d0f 100644
--- a/sstmac/hardware/topology/topology.cc
+++ b/sstmac/hardware/topology/topology.cc
@@ -143,9 +143,23 @@ Topology::staticTopology(SST::Params& params)
 {
   if (!staticTopology_){
     SST::Params top_params = params.find_scoped_params("topology");
+    if(top_params.size() == 0) {
+        top_params.insert("name", "dragonfly");
+        top_params.insert("geometry", "[4,3]");
+        top_params.insert("h", "6");
+        top_params.insert("inter_group", "circulant");
+        top_params.insert("concentration", "4");
+    }
+    params.insert(top_params);
     std::string name = top_params.find<std::string>("name");
+    std::cout << "Topology::staticTopology" << top_params.size() << std::endl;
+
     if (name.empty()){
-      spkt_abort_printf("no topology.name parameter in namespace");
+//      spkt_abort_printf("no topology.name parameter in namespace");
+    }
+    for(auto key : top_params.getKeys()) {
+        std::cout << "key: " << key  << std::endl;
+
     }
     staticTopology_ = sprockit::create<Topology>("macro", name, top_params);
   }