diff --git a/examples/dds/ex-dds-topology.xml b/examples/dds/ex-dds-topology.xml
index a1c13946..b90385f3 100644
--- a/examples/dds/ex-dds-topology.xml
+++ b/examples/dds/ex-dds-topology.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <declrequirement name="SinkWorker" type="wnname" value="sink"/>
 
     <decltask name="Sampler">
-        <exe>fairmq-ex-dds-sampler --color false --channel-config name=data1,type=push,method=bind -P dds --iterations 10</exe>
+        <exe>fairmq-ex-dds-sampler --color false --channel-config name=data1,type=push,method=bind -P dds --iterations 10 --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-dds-env.sh</env>
         <requirements>
             <name>SamplerWorker</name>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     </decltask>
 
     <decltask name="Processor">
-        <exe>fairmq-ex-dds-processor --color false --channel-config name=data1,type=pull,method=connect name=data2,type=push,method=connect -P dds</exe>
+        <exe>fairmq-ex-dds-processor --color false --channel-config name=data1,type=pull,method=connect name=data2,type=push,method=connect -P dds --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-dds-env.sh</env>
         <requirements>
             <name>ProcessorWorker</name>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     </decltask>
 
     <decltask name="Sink">
-        <exe>fairmq-ex-dds-sink --color false --channel-config name=data2,type=pull,method=bind -P dds --iterations 10</exe>
+        <exe>fairmq-ex-dds-sink --color false --channel-config name=data2,type=pull,method=bind -P dds --iterations 10 --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-dds-env.sh</env>
         <requirements>
             <name>SinkWorker</name>
diff --git a/examples/dds/fairmq-start-ex-dds.sh.in b/examples/dds/fairmq-start-ex-dds.sh.in
index 93c3218e..9db024e8 100755
--- a/examples/dds/fairmq-start-ex-dds.sh.in
+++ b/examples/dds/fairmq-start-ex-dds.sh.in
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ if dds-agent-cmd getlog -a; then
 fi
 
 # This string is used by ctest to detect success
-echo "Example successful :)"
+echo "Example successful"
 
 # Cleanup function is called by EXIT trap
diff --git a/examples/n-m/ex-n-m-pair-topology.xml b/examples/n-m/ex-n-m-pair-topology.xml
index afd22fc3..c0087d1c 100644
--- a/examples/n-m/ex-n-m-pair-topology.xml
+++ b/examples/n-m/ex-n-m-pair-topology.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <property name="fmqchan_data" />
 
     <decltask name="Synchronizer">
-        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-ex-n-m-synchronizer --id sync --rate 100 --color false -P dds --channel-config name=sync,type=pub,method=bind</exe>
+        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-ex-n-m-synchronizer --id sync --rate 100 --color false -P dds --channel-config name=sync,type=pub,method=bind --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-n-m-env.sh</env>
         <properties>
             <name access="write">fmqchan_sync</name>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     </decltask>
 
     <decltask name="Sender">
-        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-ex-n-m-sender --id sender%taskIndex% --timeframe-size 100000 --num-receivers ${numReceivers} --color false -P dds --channel-config name=sync,type=sub,method=connect name=data,type=pair,method=connect,numSockets=${numReceivers} --dds-i data:%taskIndex%</exe>
+        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-ex-n-m-sender --id sender%taskIndex% --timeframe-size 100000 --num-receivers ${numReceivers} --color false -P dds --channel-config name=sync,type=sub,method=connect name=data,type=pair,method=connect,numSockets=${numReceivers} --dds-i data:%taskIndex% --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-n-m-env.sh</env>
         <properties>
             <name access="read">fmqchan_sync</name>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     </decltask>
 
     <decltask name="Receiver">
-        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-ex-n-m-receiver --id receiver%taskIndex% --num-senders ${numSenders} --color false -P dds --max-timeframes 10 --channel-config name=data,type=pair,method=bind,numSockets=${numSenders}</exe>
+        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-ex-n-m-receiver --id receiver%taskIndex% --num-senders ${numSenders} --color false -P dds --max-timeframes 10 --channel-config name=data,type=pair,method=bind,numSockets=${numSenders} --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-n-m-env.sh</env>
         <properties>
             <name access="write">fmqchan_data</name>
diff --git a/examples/n-m/ex-n-m-topology.xml b/examples/n-m/ex-n-m-topology.xml
index ef763d0e..fdcad028 100644
--- a/examples/n-m/ex-n-m-topology.xml
+++ b/examples/n-m/ex-n-m-topology.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <property name="fmqchan_data" />
 
     <decltask name="Synchronizer">
-        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-ex-n-m-synchronizer --id sync --rate 100 --color false -P dds --channel-config name=sync,type=pub,method=bind</exe>
+        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-ex-n-m-synchronizer --id sync --rate 100 --color false -P dds --channel-config name=sync,type=pub,method=bind --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-n-m-env.sh</env>
         <properties>
             <name access="write">fmqchan_sync</name>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     </decltask>
 
     <decltask name="Sender">
-        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-ex-n-m-sender --id sender%taskIndex% --timeframe-size 100000 --num-receivers ${numReceivers} --color false -P dds --channel-config name=sync,type=sub,method=connect name=data,type=push,method=connect,numSockets=${numReceivers}</exe>
+        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-ex-n-m-sender --id sender%taskIndex% --timeframe-size 100000 --num-receivers ${numReceivers} --color false -P dds --channel-config name=sync,type=sub,method=connect name=data,type=push,method=connect,numSockets=${numReceivers} --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-n-m-env.sh</env>
         <properties>
             <name access="read">fmqchan_sync</name>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     </decltask>
 
     <decltask name="Receiver">
-        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-ex-n-m-receiver --id receiver%taskIndex% --num-senders ${numSenders} --color false -P dds --max-timeframes 10 --channel-config name=data,type=pull,method=bind</exe>
+        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-ex-n-m-receiver --id receiver%taskIndex% --num-senders ${numSenders} --color false -P dds --max-timeframes 10 --channel-config name=data,type=pull,method=bind --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-n-m-env.sh</env>
         <properties>
             <name access="write">fmqchan_data</name>
diff --git a/examples/qc/ex-qc-topology.xml b/examples/qc/ex-qc-topology.xml
index fd92a207..ff8f7e70 100644
--- a/examples/qc/ex-qc-topology.xml
+++ b/examples/qc/ex-qc-topology.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <property name="fmqchan_qc" />
 
     <decltask name="Sampler">
-        <exe>fairmq-ex-qc-sampler --color false --channel-config name=data1,type=push,method=bind -P dds --max-iterations 1000</exe>
+        <exe>fairmq-ex-qc-sampler --color false --channel-config name=data1,type=push,method=bind -P dds --max-iterations 1000 --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-qc-env.sh</env>
         <properties>
             <name access="write">fmqchan_data1</name>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     </decltask>
 
     <decltask name="QCDispatcher">
-        <exe>fairmq-ex-qc-dispatcher --color false --channel-config name=data1,type=pull,method=connect name=data2,type=push,method=connect name=qc,type=push,method=connect -P dds</exe>
+        <exe>fairmq-ex-qc-dispatcher --color false --channel-config name=data1,type=pull,method=connect name=data2,type=push,method=connect name=qc,type=push,method=connect -P dds --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-qc-env.sh</env>
         <properties>
             <name access="read">fmqchan_data1</name>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     </decltask>
 
     <decltask name="QCTask">
-        <exe>fairmq-ex-qc-task --color false --channel-config name=qc,type=pull,method=bind -P dds</exe>
+        <exe>fairmq-ex-qc-task --color false --channel-config name=qc,type=pull,method=bind -P dds --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-qc-env.sh</env>
         <properties>
             <name access="write">fmqchan_qc</name>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     </decltask>
 
     <decltask name="Sink">
-        <exe>fairmq-ex-qc-sink --color false --channel-config name=data2,type=pull,method=bind -P dds --max-iterations 1000</exe>
+        <exe>fairmq-ex-qc-sink --color false --channel-config name=data2,type=pull,method=bind -P dds --max-iterations 1000 --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <env reachable="false">fairmq-ex-qc-env.sh</env>
         <properties>
             <name access="write">fmqchan_data2</name>
diff --git a/test/sdk/test_topo.xml b/test/sdk/test_topo.xml
index 4d164ee1..25279f9b 100644
--- a/test/sdk/test_topo.xml
+++ b/test/sdk/test_topo.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <declrequirement name="SinkWorker" type="wnname" value="sink"/>
 
     <decltask name="Sampler">
-        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-bsampler --color false --channel-config name=data,type=push,method=bind -P dds --msg-rate 10</exe>
+        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-bsampler --color false --channel-config name=data,type=push,method=bind -P dds --msg-rate 10 --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <requirements>
             <name>SamplerWorker</name>
         </requirements>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     </decltask>
 
     <decltask name="Sink">
-        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-sink --color false --channel-config name=data,type=pull,method=connect -P dds</exe>
+        <exe reachable="true">fairmq-sink --color false --channel-config name=data,type=pull,method=connect -P dds --severity trace --verbosity veryhigh</exe>
         <requirements>
             <name>SinkWorker</name>
         </requirements>