diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a8eb68..3841c28 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ You can specify any of the following parameters:
     <td><code>requestRate</code></td>
     <td><p>An integer value that specifies the number of requests per second to submit to your service.</p>
     <p><b>Example: </b><code>requestRate = 10</code></p></td>
+    <p>Note: if using multiple server instances, requestRate is per-instance, not aggregate.</p>
     <td><code>1</code></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5155dd6..2b08799 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,47 +68,47 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
       <artifactId>finagle-http</artifactId>
-      <version>5.3.0</version>
+      <version>5.3.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
       <artifactId>finagle-kestrel</artifactId>
-      <version>5.3.0</version>
+      <version>5.3.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
       <artifactId>finagle-memcached</artifactId>
-      <version>5.3.0</version>
+      <version>5.3.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
       <artifactId>finagle-ostrich4</artifactId>
-      <version>5.3.0</version>
+      <version>5.3.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
       <artifactId>finagle-thrift</artifactId>
-      <version>5.3.0</version>
+      <version>5.3.4</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
       <artifactId>ostrich</artifactId>
-      <version>8.2.0</version>
+      <version>8.2.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
       <artifactId>util-core</artifactId>
-      <version>5.3.0</version>
+      <version>5.3.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
       <artifactId>util-eval</artifactId>
-      <version>5.2.0</version>
+      <version>5.3.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
       <artifactId>util-logging</artifactId>
-      <version>5.2.0</version>
+      <version>5.3.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Test -->
     <dependency>
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.twitter</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-finagle-thrift-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.0.2</version>
+        <version>0.0.9</version> 
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>thrift-sources</id>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/scripts/parrot-feeder.sh b/src/main/resources/scripts/parrot-feeder.sh
index d24af8f..add052f 100755
--- a/src/main/resources/scripts/parrot-feeder.sh
+++ b/src/main/resources/scripts/parrot-feeder.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ DEBUG_OPTS="-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=500
 JAVA_OPTS="-server $GC_OPTS $HEAP_OPTS $PROFILE_OPTS" #$DEBUG_OPTS"
 
 # Used to set JAVA_HOME sanely if not already set.
-function find_java() {
+function find_java {
   if [ ! -z $JAVA_HOME ]; then
     return
   fi
diff --git a/src/main/resources/scripts/parrot-server.sh b/src/main/resources/scripts/parrot-server.sh
index ac87096..79f6884 100755
--- a/src/main/resources/scripts/parrot-server.sh
+++ b/src/main/resources/scripts/parrot-server.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DEBUG_OPTS="-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=500
 JAVA_OPTS="-server $GC_OPTS $HEAP_OPTS $PROFILE_OPTS" # $DEBUG_OPTS"
 
 # Used to set JAVA_HOME sanely if not already set.
-function find_java() {
+function find_java {
   if [ ! -z $JAVA_HOME ]; then
     return
   fi
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/twitter/parrot/integration/EndToEndSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/com/twitter/parrot/integration/EndToEndSpec.scala
index 7009fd2..275e19a 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/twitter/parrot/integration/EndToEndSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/twitter/parrot/integration/EndToEndSpec.scala
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ class EndToEndSpec extends SpecificationWithJUnit {
         case e: Exception => fail(e.getMessage)
       }
       finally {
+        // Feeder will shutdown Server
         feeder.shutdown()
-        server.shutdown()
       }
     }
 
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ class EndToEndSpec extends SpecificationWithJUnit {
         case e: Exception => fail(e.getMessage)
       }
       finally {
+        // Feeder will shutdown Server
         feeder.shutdown()
-        server.shutdown()
       }
     }
   }