diff --git a/burstTest.go b/burstTest.go
index ef2d311..061c12d 100644
--- a/burstTest.go
+++ b/burstTest.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/gomodule/redigo/redis"
+	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -15,14 +16,22 @@ getBurstTest starts goroutines for getRedis at the burstRateLimit per second
 */
 func getBurstTest(rdbPtr *redis.Conn, rate int, keyMaxValue int, duration time.Duration) {
 	durationChannel := make(chan bool, 1)
-	burstRateLimiter := time.Tick(time.Second)
+	burstRateLimiter := time.Tick(time.Millisecond * 250)
+	timesChan := make(chan time.Duration)
+	errorChan := make(chan bool)
+	endChan := make(chan bool)
+	totalErrorChan := make(chan int)
+	totalTimeChan := make(chan []int64)
+	quaterRate := math.Abs(float64(rate) / 4)
 	go func() {
 		for i := 0; i < int(duration.Seconds()); i++ {
 			<-time.Tick(time.Second)
 		}
 		durationChannel <- true
 	}()
-	fmt.Println("Starting burst test at", rate, "requests per second...")
+
+	go keepTotal(timesChan, errorChan, endChan, totalTimeChan, totalErrorChan)
+	fmt.Println("Starting burst test at", quaterRate, "requests per 250 milliseconds...")
 	end := false
 	for {
 		if end {
@@ -32,11 +41,26 @@ func getBurstTest(rdbPtr *redis.Conn, rate int, keyMaxValue int, duration time.D
 		case <-durationChannel:
 			end = true
 		case <-burstRateLimiter:
-			for i := 0; i < rate; i++ {
+			for i := float64(0); i < quaterRate; i++ {
+				//this might need toggled
+				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 5)
 				key := rand.Intn(keyMaxValue)
-				go getRedis(rdbPtr, key)
+				go getRedis(rdbPtr, key, timesChan, errorChan)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	endChan <- true
+	totalTimesFloat := <-totalTimeChan
+	totalErrors := <-totalErrorChan
+	errorRate := totalErrors / len(totalTimesFloat)
+	totalTimes := intToFloat(totalTimesFloat)
+	mean, stddev, perc99, perc95 := getResponseTimes(totalTimes)
 	fmt.Println("Burst test concluded...")
+	fmt.Println("Total Requests:", len(totalTimesFloat))
+	fmt.Println("Error Rate:", errorRate, "ms")
+	fmt.Println("Mean:", mean, "ms")
+	fmt.Println("Standard Deviation:", stddev, "ms")
+	fmt.Println("95 Percentile:", perc95, "ms")
+	fmt.Println("99 Percentile:", perc99, "ms")
 }
diff --git a/rateTest.go b/rateTest.go
index 2cd2af3..ab50560 100644
--- a/rateTest.go
+++ b/rateTest.go
@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@ Then starts goroutines for getRedis at that interval
 */
 func getRateTest(rdbPtr *redis.Conn, rate int, keyMaxValue int, duration time.Duration) {
 	durationChannel := make(chan bool, 1)
-	x := int(math.Abs(60 / float64(rate) * 10000000))
+	x := int(math.Abs(100 / float64(rate) * 10000000))
 	rateLimiter := time.Tick(time.Duration(x))
 
-	fmt.Println("Starting Test at", rateLimiter, "milliseconds per request...")
+	timesChan := make(chan time.Duration)
+	errorChan := make(chan bool)
+	endChan := make(chan bool)
+	totalErrorChan := make(chan int)
+	totalTimeChan := make(chan []int64)
+
+	go keepTotal(timesChan, errorChan, endChan, totalTimeChan, totalErrorChan)
+	fmt.Println("Starting Test at", time.Duration(x), "milliseconds per request...")
 	go func() {
 		for i := 0; i < int(duration.Seconds()); i++ {
 			<-time.Tick(time.Second)
@@ -39,8 +46,20 @@ func getRateTest(rdbPtr *redis.Conn, rate int, keyMaxValue int, duration time.Du
 			end = true
 		case <-rateLimiter:
 			key := rand.Intn(keyMaxValue)
-			go getRedis(rdbPtr, key)
+			go getRedis(rdbPtr, key, timesChan, errorChan)
 		}
 	}
+	endChan <- true
+	totalTimesFloat := <-totalTimeChan
+	totalErrors := <-totalErrorChan
+	errorRate := totalErrors / len(totalTimesFloat)
+	totalTimes := intToFloat(totalTimesFloat)
+	mean, stddev, perc99, perc95 := getResponseTimes(totalTimes)
 	fmt.Println("Rate test concluded...")
+	fmt.Println("Total Requests:", len(totalTimesFloat))
+	fmt.Println("Error Rate:", errorRate, "ms")
+	fmt.Println("Mean:", mean, "ms")
+	fmt.Println("Standard Deviation:", stddev, "ms")
+	fmt.Println("95 Percentile:", perc95, "ms")
+	fmt.Println("99 Percentile:", perc99, "ms")
 }
diff --git a/redisHandler.go b/redisHandler.go
index 6317898..6870a62 100644
--- a/redisHandler.go
+++ b/redisHandler.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/gomodule/redigo/redis"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ returns err from database connection
 */
 func newPool(host string, username string, password string) *redis.Pool {
 	return &redis.Pool{
-		MaxIdle:   80,
+		MaxIdle:   12000,
 		MaxActive: 12000,
 		Dial: func() (redis.Conn, error) {
 			c, err := redis.Dial("tcp", host)
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ setRateTest sets key/value into database
 @param key int redis key for the storage
 @param value string string for the value to store
 */
-func setRedis(rdbPtr *redis.Conn, key int, value string, waitGroup *sync.WaitGroup) {
+func setRedis(rdbPtr *redis.Conn, key int, value string) {
 	rdb := *rdbPtr
 	//defer waitGroup.Done()
 	_, err := rdb.Do("Set", key, value)
@@ -61,11 +60,10 @@ buildTestData iterates through a goroutine of setRedis to build test data into t
 */
 func buildTestData(rdbPtr *redis.Conn, size int) {
 	fmt.Println("Initializing Test Data...")
-	var waitGroup sync.WaitGroup
-	for i := 1; i < 50000; i++ {
+	for i := 1; i < size; i++ {
 		key := i
 		value := "ThisIsATestStringThatShouldBeReplacedWithSomethingMoreRandomMaybeFromAnInputOrCSV"
-		setRedis(rdbPtr, key, value, &waitGroup)
+		setRedis(rdbPtr, key, value)
 	}
 	fmt.Println("Database Initialized...")
 }
@@ -75,10 +73,14 @@ getRedis queries the redis database for value of key
 @param rdbPtr connection is a pointer to the redis connection
 @param key int is key value to query in database
 */
-func getRedis(rdbPtr *redis.Conn, key int) {
+func getRedis(rdbPtr *redis.Conn, key int, timesChan chan time.Duration, errorChan chan bool) {
 	rdb := *rdbPtr
+	startTime := time.Now()
 	_, err := rdb.Do("Get", key)
+	responseTime := time.Now().Sub(startTime)
 	if err != nil {
+		errorChan <- true
 		fmt.Println("Unhandled error:", err)
 	}
+	timesChan <- responseTime
 }
diff --git a/redisLoadTest.go b/redisLoadTest.go
index 19ca492..d547e13 100644
--- a/redisLoadTest.go
+++ b/redisLoadTest.go
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ func main() {
 	passwordPtr := flag.String("password", "", "Redis user password")
 	//dbPtr := flag.Int("db", 0, "Redis db, default 0")
 	initializeDBPtr := flag.Bool("initialize", false, "Boolean initialize db, default false")
-	ratePtr := flag.Int("rate", 5, "Test rate limit, default 50/sec")
-	burstPtr := flag.Bool("burst", false, "Boolean burst test default true")
+	ratePtr := flag.Int("rate", 50, "Test rate limit, default 30/sec")
+	burstPtr := flag.Bool("burst", true, "Boolean burst test default true")
 	//todo this should be off that same csv rather than an input
 	maxEntriesPtr := flag.Int("dbEntries", 50000, "Test rate limit, default 50/sec")
-	testDurationPtr := flag.Int("duration", 10, "Duration of each test")
+	testDurationPtr := flag.Int("duration", 50, "Duration of each test")
 
 	flag.Parse()
 	host := *hostPtr
@@ -46,7 +46,17 @@ func main() {
 	if initializeDB {
 		buildTestData(&client, 50000)
 	}
+	client.Close()
+	//refreshing state for next test
+	pool = newPool(host, username, password)
+	client = pool.Get()
+	defer client.Close()
 	getRateTest(&client, rate, keyMaxValue, duration)
+	client.Close()
+	//refreshing state for next test
+	pool = newPool(host, username, password)
+	client = pool.Get()
+	defer client.Close()
 	if burst {
 		getBurstTest(&client, rate, keyMaxValue, duration)
 	}
diff --git a/testHandler.go b/testHandler.go
index bf17e61..18e1912 100644
--- a/testHandler.go
+++ b/testHandler.go
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 package main
 
-import "github.com/montanaflynn/stats"
+import (
+	"github.com/montanaflynn/stats"
+	"time"
+)
+
+/**
+intToFloat takes []int64 and converts it to []float64 for processing
+*/
+func intToFloat(times []int64) []float64 {
+	var floatArray []float64
+	for timeRange := range times {
+		floatArray = append(floatArray, float64(timeRange))
+	}
+	return floatArray
+}
 
 /**
 getResponseTimes takes a list of ints and returns mean, stddev, 95p, 99p
@@ -14,8 +28,16 @@ func getResponseTimes(times []float64) (float64, float64, float64, float64) {
 	return mean, stddev, perc99, perc95
 }
 
-func keepTotal(timesChan chan float64, errorChan chan bool, endChan chan bool) ([]float64, int) {
-	var timesSlice []float64
+/**
+keepTotal takes several channels and keeps a running total of
+duration and errors
+*/
+func keepTotal(timesChan chan time.Duration,
+	errorChan chan bool,
+	endChan chan bool,
+	totalTimeChan chan []int64,
+	totalErrorChan chan int) {
+	var timesSlice []int64
 	var errorRate int
 	end := false
 	for {
@@ -24,14 +46,16 @@ func keepTotal(timesChan chan float64, errorChan chan bool, endChan chan bool) (
 		}
 		select {
 		case timeValue := <-timesChan:
-			timesSlice = append(timesSlice, timeValue)
+			typedTimeValue := int64(1) * timeValue.Microseconds()
+			timesSlice = append(timesSlice, typedTimeValue)
 		case <-errorChan:
-			errorRate++
+			errorRate += 1
 		case <-endChan:
 			if len(errorChan) == 0 && len(timesChan) == 0 {
 				end = true
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return timesSlice, errorRate
+	totalTimeChan <- timesSlice
+	totalErrorChan <- errorRate
 }