diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/common.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/common.py
index 6779cab..46d432f 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/common.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/common.py
@@ -80,21 +80,24 @@ class Platform(object):
 def create_args(name):
     arg_parser = ArgParser(name)
     arg_parser.add_global_group()
-    main_group = arg_parser.add_argument_group("main")
-    arg_parser.add_argument(main_group, "-D", '--device',
-        help='device node under /dev')
-    arg_parser.add_argument(main_group, "-a", '--actor',
-        help='actor name')
-    arg_parser.add_argument(main_group, '-b', '--baudrate', type=int, default=115200, choices=sorted(serial.baudrate_constants.keys()),
-        help='selects the baudrate, default=115200, for valid values execute "import serial;print sorted(serial.baudrate_constants.keys())"')
     arg_parser.add_chaosc_group()
+    client_group = arg_parser.add_client_group()
+    arg_parser.add_argument(client_group, "-D", '--device',
+                            help='device node under /dev')
+    arg_parser.add_argument(client_group, "-a", '--actor',
+                            help='actor name')
+    arg_parser.add_argument(client_group, '-b', '--baudrate', type=int, default=115200, choices=sorted(serial.baudrate_constants.keys()),
+                            help='selects the baudrate, default=115200, for valid values execute "import serial;print sorted(serial.baudrate_constants.keys())"')
 
     args = arg_parser.finalize()
     return args
 
 
-def init():
-    args = create_args(os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]))
+def init(prog_name, port=None):
+    args = create_args(prog_name)
+    if port:
+        args.chaosc_host = "lucas"
+        args.chaosc_port = 6002
     platform = Platform(args)
     platform.connect()
     atexit.register(platform.close)
diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py
index fcee877..0d4293a 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-import time, select, sys
+import select
 
 from sensors2osc.common import *
-from chaosc.lib import logger
 
 
 def main():
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ def main():
 
     while 1:
         try:
-            toread, towrite, toerrors = select.select([platform.serial_sock], [],[], 0.01)
+            toread, towrite, toerrors = select.select([platform.serial_sock], [], [], 0.01)
             if toread:
                 t = platform.serial_sock.read(1)
             else:
@@ -46,16 +45,18 @@ def main():
             logger.info("serial socket error!!! - try to reconnect")
             platform.reconnect()
 
+        t = None
         try:
             t = ord(t)
-        except TypeError, e:
+        except TypeError:
             continue
 
-        #if msg_count >= 20:
-        #    logger.info("value = %d", t)
-        #    msg_count = 0
-        #else:
-        #    msg_count += 1
+        if msg_count < 20:
+            # logger.info("value = %d", t)
+            msg_count += 1
+            continue
+        else:
+            msg_count = 0
 
         try:
             osc_message = OSCMessage("/%s/ekg" % actor)