diff --git a/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/examples/PduReaderPlayer.java b/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/examples/PduReaderPlayer.java
index 2b5d2dafa4568f6a93c1de9720414743058a3a9d..fd292dcfc71bd92e44b159f51cadcfa5197ca75f 100644
--- a/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/examples/PduReaderPlayer.java
+++ b/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/examples/PduReaderPlayer.java
@@ -41,22 +41,24 @@ public class PduReaderPlayer
         break;
       case 1:
         outDir = args[0];
+        sendToNet = Boolean.valueOf(args[1]);
         break;
       case 3:
         outDir = args[0];
         mcast = args[1];
         port = Integer.parseInt(args[2]);
-        sendToNet = true;
+        sendToNet = Boolean.valueOf(args[3]);
         break;
       default:
-        System.err.println("Usage: PduReaderPlayer() or PduReaderPlayer(\"outputdir\") or PduReaderPlayer(\"outputdir\",\"multicast address\", ipPort");
+        System.err.println("Usage: PduReaderPlayer() or "
+                + "PduReaderPlayer(\"outputdir\", \"sendToNet true/false\") or "
+                + "PduReaderPlayer(\"outputdir\", \"multicast address\", \"ipPort\", \"sendToNet true/false\"");
         System.exit(1);
     }
 
     System.out.println("Beginning pdu playback from directory " + outDir);
     try {
-      PduPlayer pduPlayer = new PduPlayer(mcast, port, Path.of(outDir));
-      pduPlayer.sendToNet(sendToNet);
+      PduPlayer pduPlayer = new PduPlayer(mcast, port, Path.of(outDir), sendToNet);
       mystate state = mystate.RUNNING;
       Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
 
diff --git a/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/utilities/stream/PduPlayer.java b/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/utilities/stream/PduPlayer.java
index 5ec1250128f2fc0a18e4c86a44d3b3bde1c974f7..7ca8ff4aca955397c41b648ca77490b23421182a 100644
--- a/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/utilities/stream/PduPlayer.java
+++ b/src/edu/nps/moves/dis7/utilities/stream/PduPlayer.java
@@ -54,12 +54,14 @@ public class PduPlayer {
      * @param ip the multicast group address to utilize
      * @param port the multicast port to utilize
      * @param disLogDirectory a path to the directory containing PDU log files
+     * @param sendToNet to capture X3D interpolator values - if desired
      * @throws IOException if something goes wrong processing files
      */
-    public PduPlayer(String ip, int port, Path disLogDirectory) throws IOException {
+    public PduPlayer(String ip, int port, Path disLogDirectory, boolean sendToNet) throws IOException {
         this.disLogDirectory = disLogDirectory;
         this.ip = ip;
         this.port = port;
+        this.netSend = sendToNet;
 
         thrd = new Thread(() -> begin());
         thrd.setPriority(Thread.NORM_PRIORITY);
@@ -84,10 +86,6 @@ public class PduPlayer {
     private byte[] globalByteBufferForX3dInterPolators = null;
     // -------------------- End Variables for X3D autogenerated code
     
-    public void sendToNet(boolean tf) {
-        netSend = tf;
-    }
-
     public void addRawListener(RawListener lis) {
         rawListener = lis;
     }
diff --git a/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/AllPduRoundTripTest.java b/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/AllPduRoundTripTest.java
index 484f495eeef16aecee24f8ce5e45c005d66fbba3..e8a798ddfff3bf21d4a88bb6ec67afaeb67ae7c9 100644
--- a/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/AllPduRoundTripTest.java
+++ b/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/AllPduRoundTripTest.java
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ public class AllPduRoundTripTest
   {
     sem.acquire();
     Path path = Path.of(recorder.getLogFile()).getParent();
-    PduPlayer player = new PduPlayer(disnetworking.getMcastGroup(), disnetworking.getDisPort(), path);
-    player.sendToNet(false);
+    PduPlayer player = new PduPlayer(disnetworking.getMcastGroup(), disnetworking.getDisPort(), path, false);
     player.addRawListener(ba -> {
       if (ba != null) {
         Pdu pdu = pduFactory.createPdu(ba);
diff --git a/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/SignalPdusTest.java b/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/SignalPdusTest.java
index c416f7bd35b653265a5c99686871b3c73ce7cddc..5f9b670838cd68cbb41b671bca05e1d08d9f1edc 100644
--- a/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/SignalPdusTest.java
+++ b/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/SignalPdusTest.java
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ public class SignalPdusTest {
         Path path = Path.of(recorder.getLogFile()).getParent();
         
         // Note: the player will playback all log files in the given path
-        PduPlayer player = new PduPlayer(netif.getMcastGroup(), netif.getDisPort(), path);
-        player.sendToNet(false);
+        PduPlayer player = new PduPlayer(netif.getMcastGroup(), netif.getDisPort(), path, false);
         player.addRawListener(ba -> {
             if (ba != null)
                 assertNotNull(pduFac.createPdu(ba), "PDU creation failure");