diff --git a/center.js b/center.js
index 62c9925..9e346d1 100644
--- a/center.js
+++ b/center.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if (options.help) {
 	process.exit(0);
 }
 
-const metricManager = new MetricManager();
+const metricManager = new MetricManager(options);
 
 verifyDefaults(options, centerOptions);
 verifyExists(options.port, "Port can not be undefined or empty! (--port)", logger);
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ const server = smpp.createServer(
 		});
 		session.on("submit_sm", async function (pdu) {
 			if (!options.dr) {
-				// sessionLogger.info("Replying to incoming submit_sm");
+				sessionLogger.info("Replying to incoming submit_sm");
 				rxMetrics.AddEvent();
 				// setTimeout(() => {
 				// 	session.send(pdu.response());
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ const server = smpp.createServer(
 			};
 			sessionLogger.info(`Generated DR as ${drMessage}`);
 			session.deliver_sm(DRPdu);
-			txMetrics.AddEvent();
+			if (txMetrics) {
+				txMetrics.AddEvent();
+			}
 		});
 
 		session.on("close", function () {
diff --git a/client.js b/client.js
index 7722a15..1cdf461 100644
--- a/client.js
+++ b/client.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ const { verifyDefaults, verifyExists } = require("./utils");
 const { clientOptions } = require("./cliOptions");
 const { MetricManager } = require("./metrics/metricManager");
 
-const logger = createBaseLogger();
 const options = commandLineArgs(clientOptions);
+const logger = createBaseLogger(options);
 
 if (options.help) {
 	const usage = commandLineUsage([
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ let failed = 0;
 const sendTimer = new NanoTimer();
 
 function startInterval(session, sessionLogger, metrics) {
-	if (!metrics.progress) {
+	if (!metrics.progress && options.bars === true) {
 		metrics.progress = metricManager.AddMetrics("Send progress", false);
 		metrics.progress.bar.total = options.messagecount;
 		metrics.window = metricManager.AddMetrics("Send window", false);
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@ function startInterval(session, sessionLogger, metrics) {
 	sendTimer.setInterval(
 		async () => {
 			if (sent >= options.messagecount) {
-				// sessionLogger.info(`Finished sending messages success:${success}, failed:${failed}, idling...`);
+				sessionLogger.info(`Finished sending messages success:${success}, failed:${failed}, idling...`);
 				sendTimer.clearInterval();
 			} else if (inFlight < options.window) {
-				// sessionLogger.info(`Sending message ${sent + 1}/${options.messagecount}`);
-				metrics.progress.bar.increment();
-				metrics.window.bar.increment();
+				sessionLogger.info(`Sending message ${sent + 1}/${options.messagecount}`);
+				if (options.bars) {
+					metrics.progress.bar.increment();
+					metrics.window.bar.increment();
+				}
 				session.submit_sm(
 					{
 						source_addr: options.source,
@@ -62,10 +64,12 @@ function startInterval(session, sessionLogger, metrics) {
 						short_message: options.message,
 					},
 					function (pdu) {
-						metrics.window.bar.update(metrics.window.bar.value - 1);
+						if (metrics.window?.bar) {
+							metrics.window.bar.update(metrics.window.bar.value - 1);
+						}
 						inFlight--;
 						if (pdu.command_status === 0) {
-							// sessionLogger.info(`Received response with id ${pdu.message_id}`);
+							sessionLogger.info(`Received response with id ${pdu.message_id}`);
 							success++;
 						} else {
 							sessionLogger.warn(`Message failed with id ${pdu.message_id}`);
@@ -73,13 +77,15 @@ function startInterval(session, sessionLogger, metrics) {
 						}
 					}
 				);
-				metrics.txMetrics.AddEvent();
+				if (metrics.txMetrics) {
+					metrics.txMetrics.AddEvent();
+				}
 				sent++;
 				inFlight++;
 			} else {
-				// sessionLogger.warn(
-				// 	`${inFlight}/${options.window} messages pending, waiting for a reply before sending more`
-				// );
+				sessionLogger.warn(
+					`${inFlight}/${options.window} messages pending, waiting for a reply before sending more`
+				);
 				sendTimer.clearInterval();
 				setTimeout(() => startInterval(session, sessionLogger, metrics), options.windowsleep);
 			}
@@ -89,10 +95,10 @@ function startInterval(session, sessionLogger, metrics) {
 	);
 }
 
-const metricManager = new MetricManager();
+const metricManager = new MetricManager(options);
 
 for (let i = 0; i < options.sessions; i++) {
-	const sessionLogger = createSessionLogger(i);
+	const sessionLogger = createSessionLogger(options, i);
 	sessionLogger.info(`Connecting to ${options.host}:${options.port}...`);
 	const session = smpp.connect(
 		{
@@ -123,14 +129,18 @@ for (let i = 0; i < options.sessions; i++) {
 						// TODO: Add error message for invalid systemid and password
 
 						session.on("deliver_sm", function (pdu) {
-							rxMetrics.AddEvent();
-							// sessionLogger.info("Got deliver_sm, replying...");
-							setTimeout(() => {
-								session.send(pdu.response());
+							if (rxMetrics) {
+								rxMetrics.AddEvent();
+							}
+							sessionLogger.info("Got deliver_sm, replying...");
+							// setTimeout(() => {
+							// 	session.send(pdu.response());
+							// 	txMetrics.AddEvent();
+							// }, 200);
+							session.send(pdu.response());
+							if (txMetrics) {
 								txMetrics.AddEvent();
-							}, 200);
-							// session.send(pdu.response());
-							// txMetrics.AddEvent();
+							}
 						});
 						session.on("enquire_link", function (pdu) {
 							session.send(pdu.response());
diff --git a/metrics/metricManager.js b/metrics/metricManager.js
index 63e5350..79d8345 100644
--- a/metrics/metricManager.js
+++ b/metrics/metricManager.js
@@ -2,23 +2,28 @@ const cliProgress = require("cli-progress");
 const { Metric } = require("./metrics");
 
 class MetricManager {
-	constructor() {
-		this.metricBufferSize = 1000;
-		this.multibar = new cliProgress.MultiBar(
-			{
-				clearOnComplete: false,
-				barCompleteChar: "\u2588",
-				barIncompleteChar: "\u2591",
-				format: " {bar} | {name} | {value}/{total}",
-			},
-			cliProgress.Presets.shades_grey
-		);
-		setInterval(() => this.multibar.update(), 100);
+	constructor(options) {
+		this.options = options;
+		if (options.bars) {
+			this.metricBufferSize = 1000;
+			this.multibar = new cliProgress.MultiBar(
+				{
+					clearOnComplete: false,
+					barCompleteChar: "\u2588",
+					barIncompleteChar: "\u2591",
+					format: " {bar} | {name} | {value}/{total}",
+				},
+				cliProgress.Presets.shades_grey
+			);
+			setInterval(() => this.multibar.update(), 100);
+		}
 	}
 
 	AddMetrics(name, refresh = true) {
-		const metric = new Metric(name, this.multibar, this.metricBufferSize, refresh);
-		return metric;
+		if (this.options.bars) {
+			const metric = new Metric(name, this.multibar, this.metricBufferSize, refresh);
+			return metric;
+		}
 	}
 }