3 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.c b/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.c
index b805f04b11e..37c8d8fe5f9 100644
--- a/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.c
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.c
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ pneum_msg_table_size(void)
 }
 
 int
-pneum_connect (char * name, char * chroot_prefix, pneum_callback_t cb)
+pneum_connect (char * name, char * chroot_prefix, pneum_callback_t cb, 
+               int rx_qlen)
 {
   int rv = 0;
   pneum_main_t *pm = &pneum_main;
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ pneum_connect (char * name, char * chroot_prefix, pneum_callback_t cb)
     return rv;
   }
 
-  if (vl_client_connect(name, 0, 32) < 0) {
+  if (vl_client_connect(name, 0, rx_qlen) < 0) {
     vl_client_api_unmap();
     return (-1);
   }
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.h b/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.h
index a347bd25f62..9312eb47817 100644
--- a/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.h
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/pneum.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 #include <vppinfra/types.h>
 
 typedef void (*pneum_callback_t)(unsigned char * data, int len);
-int pneum_connect(char * name, char * chroot_prefix, pneum_callback_t cb);
+int pneum_connect(char * name, char * chroot_prefix, pneum_callback_t cb,
+    int rx_qlen);
 int pneum_disconnect(void);
 int pneum_read(char **data, int *l);
 int pneum_write(char *data, int len);
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/test_pneum.c b/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/test_pneum.c
index 0d55b8a9b8e..334e58e9362 100644
--- a/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/test_pneum.c
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/pneum/test_pneum.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   vl_api_show_version_t message;
   vl_api_show_version_t *mp;
   int async = 1;
-  int rv = pneum_connect("pneum_client", NULL, NULL);
+  int rv = pneum_connect("pneum_client", NULL, NULL, 32 /* rx queue-length*/);
 
   if (rv != 0) {
     printf("Connect failed: %d\n", rv);