diff --git a/DRAMSys/analyzer/traceanalyzer.cpp b/DRAMSys/analyzer/traceanalyzer.cpp
index bffd186b..55ecbd86 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/analyzer/traceanalyzer.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/analyzer/traceanalyzer.cpp
@@ -93,9 +93,14 @@ TraceAnalyzer::~TraceAnalyzer()
 
 void TraceAnalyzer::on_actionOpen_triggered()
 {
-    QStringList paths = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames(this,tr("Open Tracefile"),"",tr("Tracefile(*.tdb)"));
+    QStringList paths = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames(this,
+                                                      tr("Open Tracefile"),
+                                                      "../simulator/",
+                                                      tr("Tracefile (*.tdb)"));
     if(paths.isEmpty())
+    {
         return;
+    }
 
     for(const QString &path: paths)
     {
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.cpp b/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.cpp
index d717e2d0..beee8c9d 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ void ConfigurationLoader::loadConfigFromUri(Configuration &config, std::string u
 void ConfigurationLoader::loadMemSpec(Configuration& config, string memspecUri)
 {
     tinyxml2::XMLDocument doc;
+    config.memspecUri = memspecUri;
     loadXML(memspecUri, doc);
     XMLElement* memspec = doc.FirstChildElement("memspec");
     loadMemSpec(config, memspec);
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ void ConfigurationLoader::loadMemSpec(Configuration& config, XMLElement* memspec
 void ConfigurationLoader::loadMCConfig(Configuration& config, string mcconfigUri)
 {
     tinyxml2::XMLDocument doc;
-
+    config.mcconfigUri = mcconfigUri;
     loadXML(mcconfigUri, doc);
     XMLElement* mcconfig = doc.FirstChildElement("mcconfig");
     loadConfig(config, mcconfig);
@@ -146,13 +147,12 @@ void ConfigurationLoader::loadMCConfig(Configuration& config, XMLElement* mcconf
         config.mcconfigUri = src;
         loadXML(src, doc);
         loadMCConfig(config, doc.FirstChildElement("mcconfig"));
-    } else
-      loadConfig(config, mcconfig);
-
-    // check compatible between Store Mode and PowerDown Mode
-    if (config.StoreMode == StorageMode::ErrorModel && config.PowerDownMode != EPowerDownMode::NoPowerDown) {
-      SC_REPORT_FATAL("ConfigurationLoader", "Does not yet support error model and power down modes activated at the same time");
     }
+    else
+    {
+        loadConfig(config, mcconfig);
+    }
+
 
 }
 
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/src/simulation/DRAMSys.cpp b/DRAMSys/simulator/src/simulation/DRAMSys.cpp
index 2987bf70..5454f2ea 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/src/simulation/DRAMSys.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/src/simulation/DRAMSys.cpp
@@ -168,13 +168,7 @@ void DRAMSys::setupTlmRecorders(const string &traceName,
 
         tlmRecorders.push_back(tlmRecorder);
 
-        std::string traceNames = "FOO"; // TODO
-        //for (size_t i = 0; i < devices.size(); i++) {
-        //    traceNames.append(devices[i].trace);
-        //    if (i == devices.size() - 1)
-        //        continue;
-        //    traceNames.append(",");
-        //}
+        std::string traceNames = Configuration::getInstance().SimulationName;
         tlmRecorder->recordTracenames(traceNames);
     }
 }
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/src/simulation/TraceSetup.cpp b/DRAMSys/simulator/src/simulation/TraceSetup.cpp
index aafcdd20..6ebb0f35 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/src/simulation/TraceSetup.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/src/simulation/TraceSetup.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ traceSetup::traceSetup(std::string uri,
             totalTransactions += player->getNumberOfLines(stlFile);
         }
     }
+
     remainingTransactions = totalTransactions;
     NumberOfTracePlayers = devices->size();
 }