diff --git a/src/mpExperience.py b/src/mpExperience.py
index f8a80ce..9e90f96 100644
--- a/src/mpExperience.py
+++ b/src/mpExperience.py
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@ class MpExperience:
 		self.setupSysctl()
 		self.runUserspacePM()
 		self.mpConfig.configureNetwork()
+		self.changeMetric()
 		self.putPriorityOnPaths()
 		self.runTcpDump()
 		self.runNetemAt()
 		pass
 
+	def changeMetric(self):
+		metric = self.xpParam.getParam(MpParamXp.METRIC)
+		if int(metric) >= 0:
+			self.mpTopo.notNSCommand("echo " + metric + " > /sys/module/mptcp_sched_metric/parameters/metric")
+
 	def putPriorityOnPaths(self):
 		# Only meaningful if mpTopo is instance of MpMultiInterfaceTopo
 		if isinstance(self.mpTopo, MpMultiInterfaceTopo):
diff --git a/src/mpParamXp.py b/src/mpParamXp.py
index 4418203..bbfb633 100644
--- a/src/mpParamXp.py
+++ b/src/mpParamXp.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class MpParamXp(MpParam):
 	PRIOPATH0 = "prioPath0"
 	PRIOPATH1 = "prioPath1"
 	EXPIRATION = "expiration"
+	METRIC = "metric"
 
 
 	# global sysctl
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ class MpParamXp(MpParam):
 	defaultValue[AUTOCORK] = "1"
 	defaultValue[EARLYRETRANS] = "3"
 	defaultValue[EXPIRATION] = "300"
+	defaultValue[METRIC] = "-1"
 
 	defaultValue[CLIENTPCAP] = "no"
 	defaultValue[SERVERPCAP] = "no"