diff --git a/testApp/remote/eget.cpp b/testApp/remote/eget.cpp
index a4a18c1..49f7e0e 100644
--- a/testApp/remote/eget.cpp
+++ b/testApp/remote/eget.cpp
@@ -759,7 +759,8 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
             break;
         case 'r':               /* Set pvRequest value */
             request = optarg;
-            mode = StructureMode;
+            // do not override terse mode
+            if (mode == ValueOnlyMode) mode = StructureMode;
             break;          
         case 'p':               /* Service parameters */
         {   
diff --git a/testApp/remote/pvget.cpp b/testApp/remote/pvget.cpp
index 69d3850..10faffc 100644
--- a/testApp/remote/pvget.cpp
+++ b/testApp/remote/pvget.cpp
@@ -311,14 +311,16 @@ class MonitorRequesterImpl : public MonitorRequester
 
 			str.reserve(16*1024*1024);
 
-			str += "\n";
+			//str += "\n";
 			str += m_channelName;
 			str += ": ";
 
+			/*
 			element->changedBitSet->toString(&str);
 			str += '/';
 			element->overrunBitSet->toString(&str);
 			str += '\n';
+			*/
 
 			if (terseMode)
 				convertToString(&str, element->pvStructurePtr.get(), 0);
diff --git a/testApp/remote/pvput.cpp b/testApp/remote/pvput.cpp
index e6baa82..dec09eb 100644
--- a/testApp/remote/pvput.cpp
+++ b/testApp/remote/pvput.cpp
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
     setvbuf(stdout,NULL,_IOLBF,BUFSIZ);    /* Set stdout to line buffering */
 
-    while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, ":hr:w:t")) != -1) {
+    while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, ":hr:w:td")) != -1) {
         switch (opt) {
         case 'h':               /* Print usage */
             usage();