diff --git a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseEntity.java b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseEntity.java
index d674a5e242ad..20c0b13e5001 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseEntity.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseEntity.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -128,61 +129,286 @@ public B remove(String name) {
       return self();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a property.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param value value associated with the property
+     */
     public B set(String name, Value<?> value) {
       properties.put(name, value);
       return self();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a property of type {@link StringValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param value value associated with the property
+     */
     public B set(String name, String value) {
       properties.put(name, of(value));
       return self();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a list property containing elements of type {@link StringValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param first the first string in the list
+     * @param second the second string in the list
+     * @param others other strings in the list
+     */
+    public B set(String name, String first, String second, String... others) {
+      List<StringValue> values = new LinkedList<>();
+      values.add(of(first));
+      values.add(of(second));
+      for (String other : others) {
+        values.add(of(other));
+      }
+      properties.put(name, of(values));
+      return self();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a property of type {@link LongValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param value value associated with the property
+     */
     public B set(String name, long value) {
       properties.put(name, of(value));
       return self();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a list property containing elements of type {@link LongValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param first the first long in the list
+     * @param second the second long in the list
+     * @param others other longs in the list
+     */
+    public B set(String name, long first, long second, long... others) {
+      List<LongValue> values = new LinkedList<>();
+      values.add(of(first));
+      values.add(of(second));
+      for (long other : others) {
+        values.add(of(other));
+      }
+      properties.put(name, of(values));
+      return self();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a property of type {@link DoubleValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param value value associated with the property
+     */
     public B set(String name, double value) {
       properties.put(name, of(value));
       return self();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a list property containing elements of type {@link DoubleValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param first the first double in the list
+     * @param second the second double in the list
+     * @param others other doubles in the list
+     */
+    public B set(String name, double first, double second, double... others) {
+      List<DoubleValue> values = new LinkedList<>();
+      values.add(of(first));
+      values.add(of(second));
+      for (double other : others) {
+        values.add(of(other));
+      }
+      properties.put(name, of(values));
+      return self();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a property of type {@link BooleanValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param value value associated with the property
+     */
     public B set(String name, boolean value) {
       properties.put(name, of(value));
       return self();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a list property containing elements of type {@link BooleanValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param first the first boolean in the list
+     * @param second the second boolean in the list
+     * @param others other booleans in the list
+     */
+    public B set(String name, boolean first, boolean second, boolean... others) {
+      List<BooleanValue> values = new LinkedList<>();
+      values.add(of(first));
+      values.add(of(second));
+      for (boolean other : others) {
+        values.add(of(other));
+      }
+      properties.put(name, of(values));
+      return self();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a property of type {@link DateTimeValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param value value associated with the property
+     */
     public B set(String name, DateTime value) {
       properties.put(name, of(value));
       return self();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a list property containing elements of type {@link DateTimeValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param first the first {@link DateTime} in the list
+     * @param second the second {@link DateTime} in the list
+     * @param others other {@link DateTime}s in the list
+     */
+    public B set(String name, DateTime first, DateTime second, DateTime... others) {
+      List<DateTimeValue> values = new LinkedList<>();
+      values.add(of(first));
+      values.add(of(second));
+      for (DateTime other : others) {
+        values.add(of(other));
+      }
+      properties.put(name, of(values));
+      return self();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a property of type {@link KeyValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param value value associated with the property
+     */
     public B set(String name, Key value) {
       properties.put(name, of(value));
       return self();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a list property containing elements of type {@link KeyValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param first the first {@link Key} in the list
+     * @param second the second {@link Key} in the list
+     * @param others other {@link Key}s in the list
+     */
+    public B set(String name, Key first, Key second, Key... others) {
+      List<KeyValue> values = new LinkedList<>();
+      values.add(of(first));
+      values.add(of(second));
+      for (Key other : others) {
+        values.add(of(other));
+      }
+      properties.put(name, of(values));
+      return self();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a property of type {@link EntityValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param value value associated with the property
+     */
     public B set(String name, FullEntity<?> value) {
       properties.put(name, of(value));
       return self();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a list property containing elements of type {@link EntityValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param first the first {@link FullEntity} in the list
+     * @param second the second {@link FullEntity} in the list
+     * @param others other entities in the list
+     */
+    public B set(String name, FullEntity<?> first, FullEntity<?> second, FullEntity<?>... others) {
+      List<EntityValue> values = new LinkedList<>();
+      values.add(of(first));
+      values.add(of(second));
+      for (FullEntity<?> other : others) {
+        values.add(of(other));
+      }
+      properties.put(name, of(values));
+      return self();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a property of type {@link ListValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param values list of values associated with the property
+     */
     public B set(String name, List<? extends Value<?>> values) {
       properties.put(name, of(values));
       return self();
     }
 
-    public B set(String name, Value<?> value, Value<?>... other) {
-      properties.put(name, of(value, other));
+    /**
+     * Sets a property of type {@link ListValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param first the first value in the list
+     * @param second the second value in the list
+     * @param others other values in the list
+     */
+    public B set(String name, Value<?> first, Value<?> second, Value<?>... others) {
+      properties.put(name, ListValue.builder().addValue(first).addValue(second, others).build());
       return self();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a property of type {@link BlobValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param value value associated with the property
+     */
     public B set(String name, Blob value) {
       properties.put(name, of(value));
       return self();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a list property containing elements of type {@link BlobValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     * @param first the first {@link Blob} in the list
+     * @param second the second {@link Blob} in the list
+     * @param others other {@link Blob}s in the list
+     */
+    public B set(String name, Blob first, Blob second, Blob... others) {
+      List<BlobValue> values = new LinkedList<>();
+      values.add(of(first));
+      values.add(of(second));
+      for (Blob other : others) {
+        values.add(of(other));
+      }
+      properties.put(name, of(values));
+      return self();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a property of type {@code NullValue}.
+     *
+     * @param name name of the property
+     */
     public B setNull(String name) {
       properties.put(name, of());
       return self();
@@ -348,8 +574,8 @@ public <K extends IncompleteKey> FullEntity<K> getEntity(String name) {
    * @throws ClassCastException if value is not a list of values
    */
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-  public List<? extends Value<?>> getList(String name) {
-    return ((Value<List<? extends Value<?>>>) getValue(name)).get();
+  public <T extends Value<?>> List<T> getList(String name) {
+    return (List<T>) getValue(name).get();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseKey.java b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseKey.java
index a8ad7d4e7734..4ab6f51b6767 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseKey.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseKey.java
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ public String kind() {
     return leaf().kind();
   }
 
+  abstract BaseKey parent();
+
   @Override
   public int hashCode() {
     return Objects.hash(projectId(), namespace(), path());
diff --git a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/IncompleteKey.java b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/IncompleteKey.java
index 2ccd59e725a8..2192384ef70b 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/IncompleteKey.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/IncompleteKey.java
@@ -84,6 +84,29 @@ static IncompleteKey fromPb(DatastoreV1.Key keyPb) {
     return new IncompleteKey(projectId, namespace, path);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the key's parent.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Key parent() {
+    List<PathElement> ancestors = ancestors();
+    if (ancestors.isEmpty()) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    PathElement parent = ancestors.get(ancestors.size() - 1);
+    Key.Builder keyBuilder;
+    if (parent.hasName()) {
+      keyBuilder = Key.builder(projectId(), parent.kind(), parent.name());
+    } else {
+      keyBuilder = Key.builder(projectId(), parent.kind(), parent.id());
+    }
+    String namespace = namespace();
+    if (namespace != null) {
+      keyBuilder.namespace(namespace);
+    }
+    return keyBuilder.ancestors(ancestors.subList(0, ancestors.size() - 1)).build();
+  }
+
   public static Builder builder(String projectId, String kind) {
     return new Builder(projectId, kind);
   }
diff --git a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/ListValue.java b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/ListValue.java
index 41c7e82788b5..06282a2c79d1 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/ListValue.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/ListValue.java
@@ -70,17 +70,16 @@ private Builder() {
       super(ValueType.LIST);
     }
 
-    public Builder addValue(Value<?> value) {
+    private void addValueHelper(Value<?> value) {
       // see datastore_v1.proto definition for list_value
       Preconditions.checkArgument(value.type() != ValueType.LIST, "Cannot contain another list");
       listBuilder.add(value);
-      return this;
     }
 
     public Builder addValue(Value<?> first, Value<?>... other) {
-      addValue(first);
+      addValueHelper(first);
       for (Value<?> value : other) {
-        addValue(value);
+        addValueHelper(value);
       }
       return this;
     }
diff --git a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/testing/LocalGcdHelper.java b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/testing/LocalGcdHelper.java
index 7c60da50b0b0..9d4ea65af634 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/testing/LocalGcdHelper.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/testing/LocalGcdHelper.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.google.gcloud.datastore.testing;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.firstNonNull;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ public class LocalGcdHelper {
   private static final String GCLOUD = "gcloud";
   private static final Path INSTALLED_GCD_PATH;
   private static final String GCD_VERSION_PREFIX = "gcd-emulator ";
+  private static final double DEFAULT_CONSISTENCY = 0.9;
 
   static {
     INSTALLED_GCD_PATH = installedGcdPath();
@@ -398,9 +400,15 @@ public LocalGcdHelper(String projectId, int port) {
    * All content is written to a temporary directory that will be deleted when
    * {@link #stop()} is called or when the program terminates) to make sure that no left-over
    * data from prior runs is used.
+   *
+   * @param consistency the fraction of job application attempts that will succeed, with 0.0
+   *     resulting in no attempts succeeding, and 1.0 resulting in all attempts succeeding. Defaults
+   *     to 0.9. Note that setting this to 1.0 may mask incorrect assumptions about the consistency
+   *     of non-ancestor queries; non-ancestor queries are eventually consistent.
    */
-  public void start() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+  public void start(double consistency) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     // send a quick request in case we have a hanging process from a previous run
+    checkArgument(consistency >= 0.0 && consistency <= 1.0, "Consistency must be between 0 and 1");
     sendQuitRequest(port);
     // Each run is associated with its own folder that is deleted once test completes.
     gcdPath = Files.createTempDirectory("gcd");
@@ -415,7 +423,7 @@ public void start() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     } else {
       gcdExecutablePath = INSTALLED_GCD_PATH;
     }
-    startGcd(gcdExecutablePath);
+    startGcd(gcdExecutablePath, consistency);
   }
 
   private void downloadGcd() throws IOException {
@@ -453,7 +461,8 @@ private void downloadGcd() throws IOException {
     }
   }
 
-  private void startGcd(Path executablePath) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+  private void startGcd(Path executablePath, double consistency)
+      throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     // cleanup any possible data for the same project
     File datasetFolder = new File(gcdPath.toFile(), projectId);
     deleteRecurse(datasetFolder.toPath());
@@ -486,7 +495,8 @@ private void startGcd(Path executablePath) throws IOException, InterruptedExcept
     startProcess =
         CommandWrapper.create()
             .command(gcdAbsolutePath.toString(), "start", "--testing", "--allow_remote_shutdown",
-                "--port=" + Integer.toString(port), projectId)
+                "--port=" + Integer.toString(port), "--consistency=" + Double.toString(consistency),
+                projectId)
             .directory(gcdPath)
             .start();
     processReader = ProcessStreamReader.start(startProcess.getInputStream());
@@ -578,10 +588,10 @@ public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IO
     });
   }
 
-  public static LocalGcdHelper start(String projectId, int port)
+  public static LocalGcdHelper start(String projectId, int port, double consistency)
       throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     LocalGcdHelper helper = new LocalGcdHelper(projectId, port);
-    helper.start();
+    helper.start(consistency);
     return helper;
   }
 
@@ -593,7 +603,9 @@ public static void main(String... args) throws IOException, InterruptedException
     switch (action) {
       case "START":
         if (!isActive(DEFAULT_PROJECT_ID, port)) {
-          LocalGcdHelper helper = start(DEFAULT_PROJECT_ID, port);
+          double consistency = parsedArgs.get("consistency") == null
+              ? DEFAULT_CONSISTENCY : Double.parseDouble(parsedArgs.get("consistency"));
+          LocalGcdHelper helper = start(DEFAULT_PROJECT_ID, port, consistency);
           try (FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(".local_gcd_helper")) {
             writer.write(helper.gcdPath.toAbsolutePath().toString() + System.lineSeparator());
             writer.write(Integer.toString(port));
diff --git a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseEntityTest.java b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseEntityTest.java
index 5ece01508d3a..a69ea5e20e3b 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseEntityTest.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseEntityTest.java
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ public void setUp() {
     builder.set("list1", NullValue.of(), StringValue.of("foo"));
     builder.set("list2", ImmutableList.of(LongValue.of(10), DoubleValue.of(2)));
     builder.set("list3", Collections.singletonList(BooleanValue.of(true)));
+    builder.set(
+        "blobList", BLOB, Blob.copyFrom(new byte[] {3, 4}), Blob.copyFrom(new byte[] {5, 6}));
+    builder.set("booleanList", true, false, true);
+    builder.set("dateTimeList", DateTime.now(), DateTime.now(), DateTime.now());
+    builder.set("doubleList", 12.3, 4.56, .789);
+    builder.set("keyList", KEY, Key.builder("ds2", "k2", "n2").build(),
+        Key.builder("ds3", "k3", "n3").build());
+    builder.set("entityList", ENTITY, PARTIAL_ENTITY);
+    builder.set("stringList", "s1", "s2", "s3");
+    builder.set("longList", 1, 23, 456);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -183,6 +193,17 @@ public void testGetList() throws Exception {
     assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE, list.get(0).get());
     entity = builder.set("list1", ListValue.of(list)).build();
     assertEquals(list, entity.getList("list1"));
+    List<Value<?>> stringList = entity.getList("stringList");
+    assertEquals(
+        ImmutableList.of(StringValue.of("s1"), StringValue.of("s2"), StringValue.of("s3")),
+        stringList);
+    List<Value<Double>> doubleList = entity.getList("doubleList");
+    assertEquals(
+        ImmutableList.of(DoubleValue.of(12.3), DoubleValue.of(4.56), DoubleValue.of(.789)),
+        doubleList);
+    List<EntityValue> entityList = entity.getList("entityList");
+    assertEquals(
+        ImmutableList.of(EntityValue.of(ENTITY), EntityValue.of(PARTIAL_ENTITY)), entityList);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -198,7 +219,9 @@ public void testGetBlob() throws Exception {
   public void testNames() throws Exception {
     Set<String> names = ImmutableSet.<String>builder()
         .add("string", "stringValue", "boolean", "double", "long", "list1", "list2", "list3")
-        .add("entity", "partialEntity", "null", "dateTime", "blob", "key")
+        .add("entity", "partialEntity", "null", "dateTime", "blob", "key", "blobList")
+        .add("booleanList", "dateTimeList", "doubleList", "keyList", "entityList", "stringList")
+        .add("longList")
         .build();
     BaseEntity<Key> entity = builder.build();
     assertEquals(names, entity.names());
diff --git a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseKeyTest.java b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseKeyTest.java
index 8615ee025bd1..43db4695b191 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseKeyTest.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/BaseKeyTest.java
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ protected BaseKey build() {
         protected Object fromPb(byte[] bytesPb) throws InvalidProtocolBufferException {
           return null;
         }
+
+        @Override
+        protected BaseKey parent() {
+          return null;
+        }
       };
     }
   }
diff --git a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/DatastoreTest.java b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/DatastoreTest.java
index e9eed027e8e0..92f232c18a56 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/DatastoreTest.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/DatastoreTest.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class DatastoreTest {
   @BeforeClass
   public static void beforeClass() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     if (!LocalGcdHelper.isActive(PROJECT_ID, PORT)) {
-      gcdHelper = LocalGcdHelper.start(PROJECT_ID, PORT);
+      gcdHelper = LocalGcdHelper.start(PROJECT_ID, PORT, 1.0);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/IncompleteKeyTest.java b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/IncompleteKeyTest.java
index 7edbf133d330..acd1dfd3c9e3 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/IncompleteKeyTest.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/IncompleteKeyTest.java
@@ -17,29 +17,47 @@
 package com.google.gcloud.datastore;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
+import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class IncompleteKeyTest {
 
+  private static IncompleteKey pk1, pk2;
+  private static Key parent1;
+
+  @Before
+  public void setUp() {
+    pk1 = IncompleteKey.builder("ds", "kind1").build();
+    parent1 = Key.builder("ds", "kind2", 10).namespace("ns").build();
+    pk2 = IncompleteKey.builder(parent1, "kind3").build();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testBuilders() throws Exception {
-    IncompleteKey pk1 = IncompleteKey.builder("ds", "kind1").build();
     assertEquals("ds", pk1.projectId());
     assertEquals("kind1", pk1.kind());
     assertTrue(pk1.ancestors().isEmpty());
 
-    Key parent = Key.builder("ds", "kind2", 10).build();
-    IncompleteKey pk2 = IncompleteKey.builder(parent, "kind3").build();
     assertEquals("ds", pk2.projectId());
     assertEquals("kind3", pk2.kind());
-    assertEquals(parent.path(), pk2.ancestors());
+    assertEquals(parent1.path(), pk2.ancestors());
 
     assertEquals(pk2, IncompleteKey.builder(pk2).build());
     IncompleteKey pk3 = IncompleteKey.builder(pk2).kind("kind4").build();
     assertEquals("ds", pk3.projectId());
     assertEquals("kind4", pk3.kind());
-    assertEquals(parent.path(), pk3.ancestors());
+    assertEquals(parent1.path(), pk3.ancestors());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testParent() {
+    assertNull(pk1.parent());
+    assertEquals(parent1, pk2.parent());
+    Key parent2 = Key.builder("ds", "kind3", "name").namespace("ns").build();
+    IncompleteKey pk3 = IncompleteKey.builder(parent2, "kind3").build();
+    assertEquals(parent2, pk3.parent());
   }
 }
diff --git a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/LocalGcdHelperTest.java b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/LocalGcdHelperTest.java
index 40ea62c5a7e0..5d761a713506 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/LocalGcdHelperTest.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/LocalGcdHelperTest.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public void testFindAvailablePort() {
 
   @Test
   public void testSendQuitRequest() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
-    LocalGcdHelper gcdHelper = LocalGcdHelper.start(PROJECT_ID, PORT);
+    LocalGcdHelper gcdHelper = LocalGcdHelper.start(PROJECT_ID, PORT, 0.75);
     assertTrue(LocalGcdHelper.sendQuitRequest(PORT));
     long timeoutMillis = 30000;
     long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public void testSendQuitRequest() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
 
   @Test
   public void testStartStop() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
-    LocalGcdHelper gcdHelper = LocalGcdHelper.start(PROJECT_ID, PORT);
+    LocalGcdHelper gcdHelper = LocalGcdHelper.start(PROJECT_ID, PORT, 0.75);
     assertFalse(LocalGcdHelper.isActive("wrong-project-id", PORT));
     assertTrue(LocalGcdHelper.isActive(PROJECT_ID, PORT));
     gcdHelper.stop();