diff --git a/proxy/cmd/cmd.go b/proxy/cmd/cmd.go
index b7f166c..3460c0c 100644
--- a/proxy/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/proxy/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 )
 
-// Overloads the exec.Cmd class to save the full command
+// Cmd Overloads the exec.Cmd class to save the full command
 // and adds custom input/output pipes
-type cmd struct {
+type Cmd struct {
 	fullCommand	string
 	*exec.Cmd
 	inReader	io.Reader
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ type cmd struct {
 	outWriter	io.Writer
 }
 
-// New creates a new cmd object with given arguments and returns it
-func New(name string, args string) *cmd{
+// Start creates a new cmd object with given arguments, runs and then returns it
+func Start(args string) (*Cmd, io.Reader, io.Writer) {
 	ir, iw := io.Pipe()
 	or, ow := io.Pipe()
-	c := cmd {
-		name + " " + args,
-		exec.Command(name, args),
+	c := Cmd {
+		"vde_plug " + args,
+		exec.Command("vde_plug", args),
 		ir,
 		iw,
 		or,
@@ -33,19 +33,15 @@ func New(name string, args string) *cmd{
 	c.Stdout = c.outWriter
 	c.Stdin = c.inReader
 	c.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	return &c
-}
-
-// Execute runs Cmd.Start() and catches the possible error
-func (c *cmd) Execute() {
 	err := c.Start()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("%s failed with %s\n", c.fullCommand, err)
 	}
+	return &c, c.OutReader, c.InWriter
 }
 
 // WaitH runs Cmd.Wait() and catches the possible error
-func (c *cmd) WaitH() {
+func (c *Cmd) WaitH() {
 	err := c.Wait()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("%s failed with %s\n", c.fullCommand, err)
diff --git a/proxy/main.go b/proxy/main.go
index cc722bd..6fa233e 100644
--- a/proxy/main.go
+++ b/proxy/main.go
@@ -16,54 +16,77 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-var OldMac net.HardwareAddr
-var NewMac net.HardwareAddr
+var OldMAC net.HardwareAddr
+var NewMAC net.HardwareAddr
 var OldIP net.IP
 var NewIP net.IP
+var VmReader io.Reader
+var VmWriter io.Writer
+var NetReader io.Reader
+var NetWriter io.Writer
+var Passthrough bool
 
 // Start the two plugs and run two concurrent forward methods
 func main() {
 	// Get command line arguments
 	logLvl := flag.Int("log", 4, "allowed: 5 (debug), 4 (info), 3 (warning), 2 (error), 1 (fatal)")
-	oldip := flag.String("oldip", "", "IP before change")
-	newip := flag.String("newip", "10.0.0.15", "IP after change")
-	oldmac := flag.String("oldmac", "", "MAC before change")
-	newmac := flag.String("newmac", "", "MAC after change")
+	oldIP := flag.String("oldip", "", "IP before change")
+	newIP := flag.String("newip", "10.0.0.15", "IP after change")
+	oldMAC := flag.String("oldmac", "", "MAC before change")
+	newMAC := flag.String("newmac", "", "MAC after change")
 	passthrough := flag.Bool("passthrough", false, "Whether to pass every traffic through")
-	proxy := flag.String("proxy", "1", "Number of the proxy switch")
-	pidfile := flag.String("pidfile", "", "Location to write the pid to")
-	logfile := flag.String("logfile", "", "Location to write output to")
+	sockMain := flag.String("smain", "/run/vde/sw_main.sock", "Main switch sock path, - for stdin/out")
+	sockProxy := flag.String("sproxy", "/run/vde/sw_proxy1.sock", "Proxy switch sock path")
+	pidFile := flag.String("pidfile", "", "Location to write the pid to")
+	logFile := flag.String("logfile", "", "Location to write output to")
 	flag.Parse()
 	log.SetLevel(log.Level(*logLvl))
-	OldMac, _ = net.ParseMAC(*oldmac)
-	NewMac = util.GenerateMac(*newmac)
-	OldIP = net.ParseIP(*oldip).To4()
-	NewIP = net.ParseIP(*newip).To4()
+	OldMAC, _ = net.ParseMAC(*oldMAC)
+	NewMAC = util.GenerateMac(*newMAC)
+	OldIP = net.ParseIP(*oldIP).To4()
+	NewIP = net.ParseIP(*newIP).To4()
+	Passthrough = *passthrough
 	log.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{
 		DisableTimestamp: true,
 	})
-	if *logfile != "" {
-		if f, err := os.OpenFile(*logfile, os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREATE, 0755); err != nil {
-			log.Error("Error opening logfile ", *logfile)
+	if *logFile != "" {
+		if f, err := os.OpenFile(*logFile, os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREATE, 0755); err != nil {
+			log.Error("Error opening logFile ", *logFile)
 		} else {
 			log.SetOutput(f)
 		}
 	}
-	util.WritePIDFile(*pidfile)
-	c1 := cmd.New("vde_plug", "/run/vde/sw_main.sock")
-	c2 := cmd.New("vde_plug", "/run/vde/sw_proxy"+*proxy+".sock")
-	c1.Execute()
-	c2.Execute()
-	go pipeForward(c1.OutReader, c2.InWriter, cmd.In, *passthrough)
-	go pipeForward(c2.OutReader, c1.InWriter, cmd.Out, *passthrough)
-	c1.WaitH()
+	util.WritePIDFile(*pidFile)
+	var c1, c2 *cmd.Cmd
+	if *sockMain != "-" {
+		c1, NetReader, NetWriter = cmd.Start(*sockMain)
+	} else {
+		NetReader = os.Stdout
+		NetWriter = os.Stdin
+	}
+	c2, VmReader, VmWriter = cmd.Start(*sockProxy)
+	go pipeForward(cmd.In)
+	go pipeForward(cmd.Out)
+	if *sockMain != "-" {
+		c1.WaitH()
+	}
 	c2.WaitH()
 }
 
 // Reads from an input and writes to and output,
 // do things to the content in between.
 // Is meant to be run concurrently with "go pipeForward(...)"
-func pipeForward(reader io.Reader, writer io.Writer, prefix string, passthrough bool) {
+func pipeForward(prefix string) {
+	var reader io.Reader
+	var writer io.Writer
+	if prefix == cmd.In {
+		reader = NetReader
+		writer = VmWriter
+	} else {
+		reader = VmReader
+		writer = NetWriter
+	}
+
 	for {
 		// Read frame length
 		frameLength := make([]byte, 2)
@@ -99,7 +122,7 @@ func pipeForward(reader io.Reader, writer io.Writer, prefix string, passthrough
 			}
 
 			// Handle DHCP packet (based on IPv4) - drop for now
-			if dhcpLayer := packet.Layer(layers.LayerTypeDHCPv4); dhcpLayer != nil && !passthrough {
+			if dhcpLayer := packet.Layer(layers.LayerTypeDHCPv4); dhcpLayer != nil && !Passthrough {
 				//dhcpPacket, _ := dhcpLayer.(*layers.DHCPv4)
 				log.Info(prefix, "DHCP packet dropped")
 				continue
@@ -115,7 +138,7 @@ func pipeForward(reader io.Reader, writer io.Writer, prefix string, passthrough
 		}
 
 		// Drop IPv6 packets
-		if ipv6layer := packet.Layer(layers.LayerTypeIPv6); ipv6layer != nil && !passthrough {
+		if ipv6layer := packet.Layer(layers.LayerTypeIPv6); ipv6layer != nil && !Passthrough {
 			log.Info(prefix, "IPv6 packet dropped")
 			continue
 		}
@@ -131,7 +154,7 @@ func pipeForward(reader io.Reader, writer io.Writer, prefix string, passthrough
 		log.Debug("End packet")
 
 		// Forward original frame to other plug
-		if passthrough {
+		if Passthrough {
 			writer.Write(frameLength)
 			writer.Write(frameBytes)
 			continue
@@ -208,14 +231,14 @@ func filterIP(prefix string, dst interface{}, src interface{}, context gopacket.
 
 // filterMAC checks whether a MAC target selected from src and dst equals a given value. If yes, it is changed
 func filterMAC(prefix string, dst interface{}, src interface{}, context gopacket.LayerType) {
-	// If no OldMac is set yet, get it from outgoing src field
+	// If no OldMAC is set yet, get it from outgoing src field
 	// Has to be HardwareAddr because this is used for ethernet frames which call this method first
-	if OldMac == nil {
+	if OldMAC == nil {
 		if prefix == cmd.In {
 			return
 		} else if prefix == cmd.Out {
-			OldMac = *src.(*net.HardwareAddr)
-			log.Info("OldMac set to ", OldMac)
+			OldMAC = *src.(*net.HardwareAddr)
+			log.Info("OldMAC set to ", OldMAC)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -226,13 +249,13 @@ func filterMAC(prefix string, dst interface{}, src interface{}, context gopacket
 	if prefix == cmd.In {
 		target = dst
 		which = "dst"
-		condVal = NewMac
-		newVal = OldMac
+		condVal = NewMAC
+		newVal = OldMAC
 	} else if prefix == cmd.Out {
 		target = src
 		which = "src"
-		condVal = OldMac
-		newVal = NewMac
+		condVal = OldMAC
+		newVal = NewMAC
 	}
 	mac, isMac := target.(*net.HardwareAddr)
 	bs, isBs := target.(*[]byte)
diff --git a/proxy/proxy b/proxy/proxy
index 562c3d0..be759ae 100755
Binary files a/proxy/proxy and b/proxy/proxy differ
diff --git a/test-env/envctl b/test-env/envctl
index 9246296..9363c42 100755
--- a/test-env/envctl
+++ b/test-env/envctl
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ start)
     $qemu -m 1024 -nic user -nic vde,mac='52:54:00:12:34:76',sock=$RUN/sw_proxy3.sock -hda kali.qcow2 -daemonize -vnc :3 -pidfile $kali
     ;;&
   proxy2 | proxies | all)
-    $proxy -proxy 2 -passthrough -logfile $RUN/proxy_2.log -pidfile $proxy2 &
+    $proxy -sproxy $RUN/sw_proxy2.sock -passthrough -logfile $RUN/proxy_2.log -pidfile $proxy2 &
     ;;&
   proxy3 | proxies | all)
-    $proxy -proxy 3 -passthrough -logfile $RUN/proxy_3.log -pidfile $proxy3 &
+    $proxy -sproxy $RUN/sw_proxy3.sock -passthrough -logfile $RUN/proxy_3.log -pidfile $proxy3 &
     ;;
   *)
     echo "Usage: envctl start {all|network|vms|alpine|alpine1|alpine2|kali|proxy2|proxy3|proxies}"