diff --git a/test/test_netconf.sh b/test/test_netconf.sh
index 12d55b5f..828464db 100755
--- a/test/test_netconf.sh
+++ b/test/test_netconf.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ sudo clixon_backend -zf $cfg
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     err
 fi
-new "start backend"
+new "start backend  -s init -f $cfg"
 # start new backend
 sudo clixon_backend -s init -f $cfg
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
diff --git a/test/test_perf.sh b/test/test_perf.sh
index 580b2d16..483dace7 100755
--- a/test/test_perf.sh
+++ b/test/test_perf.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Scaling test
 
-number=1000
+number=5000
 req=100
 if [ $# = 0 ]; then
     number=1000
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ cat <<EOF > $cfg
 </config>
 EOF
 
-
 # kill old backend (if any)
 new "kill old backend"
 sudo clixon_backend -zf $cfg -y $fyang
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ expecteof "time -p $clixon_netconf -qf $cfg -y $fyang" "<rpc><commit><source><ca
 
 new "netconf commit same config again"
 expecteof "time -p $clixon_netconf -qf $cfg -y $fyang" "<rpc><commit><source><candidate/></source></commit></rpc>]]>]]>" "^<rpc-reply><ok/></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$" 
-exit
+
 new "netconf add one small config"
 expecteof "time -p $clixon_netconf -qf $cfg -y $fyang" "<rpc><edit-config><target><candidate/></target><config><x><y><a>x</a><b>y</b></y></x></config></edit-config></rpc>]]>]]>" "^<rpc-reply><ok/></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$" 
 
diff --git a/test/test_restconf.sh b/test/test_restconf.sh
index b63109d0..eccd4035 100755
--- a/test/test_restconf.sh
+++ b/test/test_restconf.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ sudo clixon_backend -zf $cfg
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     err
 fi
-new "start backend"
+new "start backend -s init -f $cfg"
 sudo clixon_backend -s init -f $cfg
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     err
diff --git a/test/test_startup.sh b/test/test_startup.sh
index 1793b89c..93541b2a 100755
--- a/test/test_startup.sh
+++ b/test/test_startup.sh
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ EOF
 	err
     fi
 
-    new "start backend"
-    # start new backend
+    new "start backend  -f $cfg -s $mode -c /tmp/config"
     sudo clixon_backend -f $cfg -s $mode -c /tmp/config
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	err
diff --git a/test/test_type.sh b/test/test_type.sh
index 3c01e271..0c6afbef 100755
--- a/test/test_type.sh
+++ b/test/test_type.sh
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ sudo clixon_backend -zf $cfg
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     err
 fi
-new "start backend"
-# start new backend
+new "start backend -s init -f $cfg -y $fyang"
 sudo clixon_backend -s init -f $cfg -y $fyang
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     err