diff --git a/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/perf/SimpleTopicTest.java b/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/perf/SimpleTopicTest.java
index 703e90de3f..9d369c6ed1 100644
--- a/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/perf/SimpleTopicTest.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/perf/SimpleTopicTest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ public class SimpleTopicTest extends TestCase{
     private final Log log=LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
     
     protected BrokerService broker;
-    protected String bindAddress="tcp://localhost:61616?wireFormat.cacheEnabled=true&wireFormat.tightEncodingEnabled=true";
+//    protected String bindAddress="tcp://localhost:61616?wireFormat.cacheEnabled=true&wireFormat.tightEncodingEnabled=true&jms.useAsyncSend=false";
+    protected String bindAddress="tcp://localhost:61616?wireFormat.cacheEnabled=true&wireFormat.tightEncodingEnabled=true&jms.useAsyncSend=true";
     //protected String bindAddress="tcp://localhost:61616?wireFormat.cacheEnabled=true&wireFormat.tightEncodingEnabled=false";
     //protected String bindAddress="vm://localhost?marshal=true";
     //protected String bindAddress="vm://localhost";