diff --git a/driver-stdout/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/adapters/stdout/StdoutDriverAdapter.java b/driver-stdout/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/adapters/stdout/StdoutDriverAdapter.java
index 9c5a9b829..94f6793ea 100644
--- a/driver-stdout/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/adapters/stdout/StdoutDriverAdapter.java
+++ b/driver-stdout/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/adapters/stdout/StdoutDriverAdapter.java
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ package io.nosqlbench.adapters.stdout;
 import io.nosqlbench.engine.api.activityconfig.yaml.OpTemplate;
 import io.nosqlbench.engine.api.activityimpl.OpMapper;
 import io.nosqlbench.engine.api.activityimpl.uniform.BaseDriverAdapter;
+import io.nosqlbench.engine.api.activityimpl.uniform.DriverAdapter;
 import io.nosqlbench.engine.api.activityimpl.uniform.DriverSpaceCache;
 import io.nosqlbench.engine.api.templating.OpTemplateSupplier;
+import io.nosqlbench.nb.annotations.Service;
+import io.nosqlbench.nb.api.config.standard.ConfigModel;
 import io.nosqlbench.nb.api.config.standard.NBConfigModel;
 import io.nosqlbench.nb.api.config.standard.NBConfiguration;
 
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
+@Service(value = DriverAdapter.class, selector = "stdoutadapter")
 public class StdoutDriverAdapter extends BaseDriverAdapter<StdoutOp, StdoutSpace> implements OpTemplateSupplier {
 
     @Override
@@ -27,7 +31,9 @@ public class StdoutDriverAdapter extends BaseDriverAdapter<StdoutOp, StdoutSpace
 
     @Override
     public NBConfigModel getConfigModel() {
-        return StdoutSpace.getConfigModel();
+        return ConfigModel.of(this.getClass())
+            .add(super.getConfigModel())
+            .add(StdoutSpace.getConfigModel());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/driver-stdout/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/adapters/stdout/StdoutOpDispenser.java b/driver-stdout/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/adapters/stdout/StdoutOpDispenser.java
index 504eae80d..a383e8b2c 100644
--- a/driver-stdout/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/adapters/stdout/StdoutOpDispenser.java
+++ b/driver-stdout/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/adapters/stdout/StdoutOpDispenser.java
@@ -8,18 +8,21 @@ import java.util.function.LongFunction;
 public class StdoutOpDispenser extends BaseOpDispenser<StdoutOp> {
 
     private final LongFunction<StdoutSpace> ctxfunc;
-    private final LongFunction<?> objectFunction;
+    private final LongFunction<String> outFunction;
 
     public StdoutOpDispenser(ParsedOp cmd, LongFunction<StdoutSpace> ctxfunc) {
         super(cmd);
-        objectFunction = cmd.getAsRequiredFunction("stmt", Object.class);
         this.ctxfunc = ctxfunc;
+        LongFunction<Object> objectFunction = cmd.getAsRequiredFunction("stmt", Object.class);
+        LongFunction<String> stringfunc = l -> objectFunction.apply(l).toString();
+        cmd.enhance(stringfunc,"suffix",String.class,(a,b) -> a+b);
+        this.outFunction = stringfunc;
     }
 
     @Override
     public StdoutOp apply(long value) {
         StdoutSpace ctx = ctxfunc.apply(value);
-        String output = objectFunction.apply(value).toString();
+        String output = outFunction.apply(value);
         return new StdoutOp(ctx,output);
     }
 }