diff --git a/test/netstd/Client/Performance/PerformanceTests.cs b/test/netstd/Client/Performance/PerformanceTests.cs
index 041d12e..05c64b2 100644
--- a/test/netstd/Client/Performance/PerformanceTests.cs
+++ b/test/netstd/Client/Performance/PerformanceTests.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 using System.Text;
 using ThriftTest;
 using Thrift.Collections;
+using Thrift;
 using Thrift.Protocol;
 using System.Threading;
 using Thrift.Transport.Client;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
         private TMemoryBufferTransport MemBuffer;
         private TTransport Transport;
         private LayeredChoice Layered;
+        private readonly TConfiguration Configuration = new TConfiguration();
 
         internal static int Execute()
         {
@@ -52,6 +54,11 @@
             return 0;
         }
 
+        public PerformanceTests()
+        {
+            Configuration.MaxFrameSize = Configuration.MaxMessageSize;  // default frame size is too small for this test
+        }
+
         private async Task ProtocolPeformanceTestAsync()
         {
             Console.WriteLine("Setting up for ProtocolPeformanceTestAsync ...");
@@ -76,9 +83,9 @@
             {
                 // read happens after write here, so let's take over the written bytes
                 if (forWrite)
-                    MemBuffer = new TMemoryBufferTransport();  
+                    MemBuffer = new TMemoryBufferTransport(Configuration);  
                 else
-                    MemBuffer = new TMemoryBufferTransport(MemBuffer.GetBuffer());
+                    MemBuffer = new TMemoryBufferTransport(MemBuffer.GetBuffer(), Configuration);
 
                 //  layered transports anyone?
                 switch (Layered)
diff --git a/test/netstd/Client/TestClient.cs b/test/netstd/Client/TestClient.cs
index 13ae313..0c147dc 100644
--- a/test/netstd/Client/TestClient.cs
+++ b/test/netstd/Client/TestClient.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Thrift;
 using Thrift.Collections;
 using Thrift.Protocol;
 using Thrift.Transport;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
             public LayeredChoice layered = LayeredChoice.None;
             public ProtocolChoice protocol = ProtocolChoice.Binary;
             public TransportChoice transport = TransportChoice.Socket;
+            private readonly TConfiguration Configuration = null;  // or new TConfiguration() if needed
 
             internal void Parse(List<string> args)
             {
@@ -235,12 +237,12 @@
                 {
                     case TransportChoice.Http:
                         Debug.Assert(url != null);
-                        trans = new THttpTransport(new Uri(url), null);
+                        trans = new THttpTransport(new Uri(url), Configuration);
                         break;
 
                     case TransportChoice.NamedPipe:
                         Debug.Assert(pipe != null);
-                        trans = new TNamedPipeTransport(pipe);
+                        trans = new TNamedPipeTransport(pipe,Configuration);
                         break;
 
                     case TransportChoice.TlsSocket:
@@ -250,14 +252,15 @@
                             throw new InvalidOperationException("Certificate doesn't contain private key");
                         }
 
-                        trans = new TTlsSocketTransport(host, port, 0, cert,
+                        trans = new TTlsSocketTransport(host, port, Configuration, 0,
+                            cert,
                             (sender, certificate, chain, errors) => true,
                             null, SslProtocols.Tls | SslProtocols.Tls11 | SslProtocols.Tls12);
                         break;
 
                     case TransportChoice.Socket:
                     default:
-                        trans = new TSocketTransport(host, port);
+                        trans = new TSocketTransport(host, port, Configuration);
                         break;
                 }