diff --git a/examples/multirate.cc b/examples/multirate.cc
index 6ed055fd4..6bae09212 100644
--- a/examples/multirate.cc
+++ b/examples/multirate.cc
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ Experiment::SelectSrcDest (NodeContainer c)
 
   for (uint32_t i=0; i < totalNodes/3; i++)
     {
-      ApplicationSetup (c.Get(uvSrc.GetValue()), c.Get(uvDest.GetValue()) ,  1, totalTime);
+      ApplicationSetup (c.Get(uvSrc.RandomVariable::GetInteger()), c.Get(uvDest.RandomVariable::GetInteger()) ,  1, totalTime);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index 62ae3008b..f36074e0c 100755
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import os
 import sys
 import optparse
 import subprocess
-import multiprocessing
 import threading
 import Queue
 import signal
@@ -625,7 +624,11 @@ def run_tests():
     jobs = 0
     threads=[]
 
-    processors = multiprocessing.cpu_count()
+    try:
+        import multiprocessing
+        processors = multiprocessing.cpu_count()
+    except ImportError:
+        processors = 1
     for i in range(processors):
         thread = worker_thread(input_queue, output_queue)
         threads.append(thread)