diff --git a/maxq10xx/README.md b/maxq10xx/README.md
index ed69c908..1fc8f9f1 100644
--- a/maxq10xx/README.md
+++ b/maxq10xx/README.md
@@ -137,12 +137,11 @@ associated commands as shown.
 The server will print very little status information about the algorithms and
 ciphersuite negotiated. It will wait for a message from the client.
 
-The client will give lots of debug and status logging. It will then prompt the
-user for a message. You should type in something like "Hello, this is MAXQ!" and
-press enter.
+The client will give lots of debug and status logging. It will then send the
+message "Hello from MAXQ10xx!".
 
-The server will print out the message you typed, send the message "I hear you
-fa shizzle!" and then terminate.
+The server will print out the message it received and send the message "I hear
+you fa shizzle!" and then terminate.
 
 The client will print the message it received from the server along with more
 debug and status logging and then terminate.
diff --git a/maxq10xx/maxq10xx-wolfssl-client.c b/maxq10xx/maxq10xx-wolfssl-client.c
index 8559b5fc..c0e19ff9 100644
--- a/maxq10xx/maxq10xx-wolfssl-client.c
+++ b/maxq10xx/maxq10xx-wolfssl-client.c
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 /* Please set the server's address and the port it listens on */
 #define DEFAULT_SERVER "127.0.0.1"
 #define DEFAULT_PORT   11111
+#define MESSAGE        "Hello from MAXQ10xx!"
+#define MESSAGE_LEN    20
 
 /* ------------------------------------ */
 /* No modifications required below here */
@@ -338,18 +340,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         goto exit;
     }
 
-    /* Get a message for the server from stdin */
-    printf("Message for server: ");
-    memset(buff, 0, sizeof(buff));
-    if (fgets(buff, sizeof(buff), stdin) == NULL) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: failed to get message for server\n");
-        ret = -1;
-        goto exit;
-    }
-    len = strnlen(buff, sizeof(buff));
-
     /* Send the message to the server */
-    if ((ret = wolfSSL_write(ssl, buff, len)) != len) {
+    if ((ret = wolfSSL_write(ssl, MESSAGE, MESSAGE_LEN)) != len) {
         fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: failed to write entire message\n");
         fprintf(stderr, "%d bytes of %d bytes were sent", ret, (int) len);
         goto exit;