diff --git a/apps/ccnx-interest-sender.cc b/apps/ccnx-interest-sender.cc
index 6ca40a3..239d7cb 100644
--- a/apps/ccnx-interest-sender.cc
+++ b/apps/ccnx-interest-sender.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
                    TimeValue (Seconds (0.1)),
                    MakeTimeAccessor (&CcnxInterestSender::m_offTime),
                    MakeTimeChecker ())
+    .AddAttribute ("Face","Local face to be used",
+                   PointerValue (CreateObject<CcnxLocalFace> ()),
+                   MakePointerAccessor (&CcnxInterestSender::m_face),
+                   MakePointerChecker<CcnxLocalFace> ())
     /*.AddAttribute ("NameComponents","CcnxName of the Interest (use CcnxNameComponents)",
                    CcnxNameComponentsValue(CcnxNameComponents()),
                    MakeCcnxNameComponentsAccessor(&CcnxInterestSender::m_interestName),
@@ -130,7 +134,7 @@
 {
     NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS ();
         
-    Time nextTime = Seconds(m_offTime); //send now
+    Time nextTime = Seconds(m_offTime);
     m_sendEvent = Simulator::Schedule (nextTime, &CcnxInterestSender::SendPacket, this);
 }
     
diff --git a/apps/ccnx-interest-sender.h b/apps/ccnx-interest-sender.h
index 345da02..04e9801 100644
--- a/apps/ccnx-interest-sender.h
+++ b/apps/ccnx-interest-sender.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     void Construct (Ptr<Node> n,
                     std::string tid,
                     const Time& offtime,
+                    Ptr<CcnxLocalFace> face,
                     Ptr<CcnxNameComponents> nameComponents,
                     const Time& lifetime,
                     const int32_t& minSuffixComponents,