diff --git a/other/tcpclient_main.cpp b/other/tcpclient_main.cpp
index 46e0227..5f44188 100644
--- a/other/tcpclient_main.cpp
+++ b/other/tcpclient_main.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include <time.h> // nanosleep
+#include <unistd.h> // sleep
 
 
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[] )
 
   SimpleMessage msg(&finished);
 
-  TcpConnection conn(argv[1], StrToT<int>(argv[2]), &msg);
+  TcpConnection conn(argv[1], argv[2], &msg);
   SocketClient socketClient(&conn);
 
   if ( !socketClient.connect() ) {
diff --git a/other/tcpserver_main.cpp b/other/tcpserver_main.cpp
index 3708d5e..4744ee8 100644
--- a/other/tcpserver_main.cpp
+++ b/other/tcpserver_main.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
+#include <unistd.h> // sleep
+
 class EchoMessage : public Message
 {
 public:
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[] )
 //   Logger::setNoPrefix();
 
   EchoMessage msg;
-  TcpConnection conn(argv[1], StrToT<int>(argv[2]), &msg);
+  TcpConnection conn(argv[1], argv[2], &msg);
   SocketServer socketServer(&conn);
 
   if ( !socketServer.start() ) {