diff --git a/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/CHOAM.java b/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/CHOAM.java
index f65003a97..42cf1dce1 100644
--- a/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/CHOAM.java
+++ b/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/CHOAM.java
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ private void join(View view, Collection<Member> members, AtomicInteger joined) {
                                       .setSignature(params.member().sign(inView.toByteString()).toSig())
                                       .build();
             var countdown = new CountDownLatch(sampled.size());
-            sampled.parallelStream().map(m -> {
+            sampled.stream().map(m -> {
                 var connection = comm.connect(m);
                 log.trace("connect to: {} is: {} on: {}", m.getId(), connection, params.member().getId());
                 return connection;
diff --git a/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/ViewAssembly.java b/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/ViewAssembly.java
index 25e4cb2bb..12d4b4e3d 100644
--- a/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/ViewAssembly.java
+++ b/choam/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/ViewAssembly.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import com.salesforce.apollo.cryptography.proto.PubKey;
 import com.salesforce.apollo.ethereal.Dag;
 import com.salesforce.apollo.membership.Member;
+import com.salesforce.apollo.utils.Utils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -199,7 +200,9 @@ boolean complete() {
         + selected.assembly.size();
         log.debug("View Assembly: {} completed assembly: {} on: {}", nextViewId,
                   slate.keySet().stream().sorted().toList(), params().member().getId());
-        transitions.complete();
+        Thread.ofVirtual().start(Utils.wrapped(() -> {
+            transitions.complete();
+        }, log));
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/choam/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/SessionTest.java b/choam/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/SessionTest.java
index 315a836a6..c8b052316 100644
--- a/choam/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/SessionTest.java
+++ b/choam/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/SessionTest.java
@@ -178,10 +178,12 @@ public void scalingTest() throws Exception {
             }
         }
         System.out.println();
-        ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(reg)
-                       .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                       .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-                       .build()
-                       .report();
+        if (Boolean.getBoolean("reportMetrics")) {
+            ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(reg)
+                           .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                           .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                           .build()
+                           .report();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/choam/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/TestCHOAM.java b/choam/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/TestCHOAM.java
index 4c5866d4d..30a727ae9 100644
--- a/choam/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/TestCHOAM.java
+++ b/choam/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/choam/TestCHOAM.java
@@ -203,12 +203,13 @@ public void submitMultiplTxn() throws Exception {
             choams.values().forEach(e -> e.stop());
 
             System.out.println();
-
-            ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(registry)
-                           .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                           .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-                           .build()
-                           .report();
+            if (Boolean.getBoolean("reportMetrics")) {
+                ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(registry)
+                               .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                               .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                               .build()
+                               .report();
+            }
         }
         assertTrue(checkpointOccurred.get(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
     }
diff --git a/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/ChurnTest.java b/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/ChurnTest.java
index 913623451..921a54ff2 100644
--- a/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/ChurnTest.java
+++ b/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/ChurnTest.java
@@ -260,12 +260,14 @@ public void churn() throws Exception {
             assertTrue(testGraph.isSC());
         }
 
-        System.out.println("Node 0 metrics");
-        ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(node0Registry)
-                       .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                       .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-                       .build()
-                       .report();
+        if (Boolean.getBoolean("reportMetrics")) {
+            System.out.println("Node 0 metrics");
+            ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(node0Registry)
+                           .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                           .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                           .build()
+                           .report();
+        }
     }
 
     private void initialize() {
diff --git a/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/E2ETest.java b/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/E2ETest.java
index 6b4121346..7a9893293 100644
--- a/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/E2ETest.java
+++ b/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/E2ETest.java
@@ -221,12 +221,14 @@ private void initialize() {
     private void post() {
         communications.forEach(e -> e.close(Duration.ofSeconds(0)));
         views.forEach(view -> view.stop());
-        System.out.println("Node 0 metrics");
-        ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(node0Registry)
-                       .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                       .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-                       .build()
-                       .report();
+        if (Boolean.getBoolean("reportMetrics")) {
+            System.out.println("Node 0 metrics");
+            ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(node0Registry)
+                           .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                           .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                           .build()
+                           .report();
+        }
     }
 
     private void validateConstraints() {
diff --git a/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/MtlsTest.java b/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/MtlsTest.java
index 9a1176cb7..3361d7084 100644
--- a/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/MtlsTest.java
+++ b/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/MtlsTest.java
@@ -183,11 +183,13 @@ public void smoke() throws Exception {
         System.out.println("Stoping views");
         views.forEach(view -> view.stop());
 
-        ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(node0Registry)
-                       .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                       .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-                       .build()
-                       .report();
+        if (Boolean.getBoolean("reportMetrics")) {
+            ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(node0Registry)
+                           .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                           .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                           .build()
+                           .report();
+        }
     }
 
     private Function<Member, ClientContextSupplier> clientContextSupplier() {
diff --git a/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/SwarmTest.java b/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/SwarmTest.java
index 2746534ce..fa0d75aea 100644
--- a/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/SwarmTest.java
+++ b/fireflies/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/fireflies/SwarmTest.java
@@ -204,12 +204,14 @@ public void swarm() throws Exception {
         }
         communications.forEach(e -> e.close(Duration.ofSeconds(1)));
         views.forEach(view -> view.stop());
-        System.out.println("Node 0 metrics");
-        ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(node0Registry)
-                       .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                       .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-                       .build()
-                       .report();
+        if (Boolean.getBoolean("reportMetrics")) {
+            System.out.println("Node 0 metrics");
+            ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(node0Registry)
+                           .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                           .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                           .build()
+                           .report();
+        }
     }
 
     private void initialize() {
diff --git a/memberships/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/messaging/rbc/RbcTest.java b/memberships/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/messaging/rbc/RbcTest.java
index 2d6eb50c2..ed5c8ff08 100644
--- a/memberships/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/messaging/rbc/RbcTest.java
+++ b/memberships/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/messaging/rbc/RbcTest.java
@@ -145,11 +145,13 @@ public void broadcast() throws Exception {
 
         System.out.println();
 
-        ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(registry)
-                       .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                       .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-                       .build()
-                       .report();
+        if (Boolean.getBoolean("reportMetrics")) {
+            ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(registry)
+                           .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                           .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                           .build()
+                           .report();
+        }
     }
 
     class Receiver implements MessageHandler {
diff --git a/sql-state/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/state/CHOAMTest.java b/sql-state/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/state/CHOAMTest.java
index d0dca0785..12a79a49c 100644
--- a/sql-state/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/state/CHOAMTest.java
+++ b/sql-state/src/test/java/com/salesforce/apollo/state/CHOAMTest.java
@@ -117,11 +117,13 @@ public void after() throws Exception {
         members = null;
         System.out.println();
 
-        ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(registry)
-                       .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                       .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-                       .build()
-                       .report();
+        if (Boolean.getBoolean("reportMetrics")) {
+            ConsoleReporter.forRegistry(registry)
+                           .convertRatesTo(TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                           .convertDurationsTo(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                           .build()
+                           .report();
+        }
         registry = null;
     }
 
@@ -328,8 +330,7 @@ public void endBlock(ULong height, Digest hash) {
                                                            @Override
                                                            public void execute(int i, Digest hash, Transaction tx,
                                                                                @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") CompletableFuture onComplete) {
-                                                               up.getExecutor()
-                                                                 .execute(i, hash, tx, onComplete);
+                                                               up.getExecutor().execute(i, hash, tx, onComplete);
                                                            }
 
                                                            @Override