diff --git a/examples/common/synchronous-server.py b/examples/common/synchronous-server.py
index d10d78d8e..f46386472 100755
--- a/examples/common/synchronous-server.py
+++ b/examples/common/synchronous-server.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from pymodbus.datastore import ModbusSequentialDataBlock
 from pymodbus.datastore import ModbusSlaveContext, ModbusServerContext
 
+from pymodbus.transaction import ModbusRtuFramer
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------# 
 # configure the service logging
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------# 
@@ -103,6 +104,14 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------# 
 # run the server you want
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------# 
+# Tcp:
 StartTcpServer(context, identity=identity, address=("localhost", 5020))
+
+# Udp:
 #StartUdpServer(context, identity=identity, address=("localhost", 502))
+
+# Ascii:
 #StartSerialServer(context, identity=identity, port='/dev/pts/3', timeout=1)
+
+# RTU:
+#StartSerialServer(context, framer=ModbusRtuFramer, identity=identity, port='/dev/pts/3', timeout=.005)
diff --git a/pymodbus/other_message.py b/pymodbus/other_message.py
index 88e1be2ec..c122bb019 100644
--- a/pymodbus/other_message.py
+++ b/pymodbus/other_message.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def decode(self, data):
         '''
         pass
 
-    def execute(self):
+    def execute(self, context):
         ''' Run a read exeception status request against the store
 
         :returns: The populated response
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def decode(self, data):
         '''
         pass
 
-    def execute(self):
+    def execute(self, context):
         ''' Run a read exeception status request against the store
 
         :returns: The populated response
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def decode(self, data):
         '''
         pass
 
-    def execute(self):
+    def execute(self, context):
         ''' Run a read exeception status request against the store
 
         :returns: The populated response
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ def decode(self, data):
         '''
         pass
 
-    def execute(self):
+    def execute(self, context):
         ''' Run a read exeception status request against the store
 
         :returns: The populated response
diff --git a/test/test_other_messages.py b/test/test_other_messages.py
index 67e07a2ed..efa80c0dc 100644
--- a/test/test_other_messages.py
+++ b/test/test_other_messages.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def testReadExceptionStatus(self):
         request = ReadExceptionStatusRequest()
         request.decode('\x12')
         self.assertEqual(request.encode(), '')
-        self.assertEqual(request.execute().function_code, 0x07)
+        self.assertEqual(request.execute(None).function_code, 0x07)
 
         response = ReadExceptionStatusResponse(0x12)
         self.assertEqual(response.encode(), '\x12')
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def testGetCommEventCounter(self):
         request = GetCommEventCounterRequest()
         request.decode('\x12')
         self.assertEqual(request.encode(), '')
-        self.assertEqual(request.execute().function_code, 0x0b)
+        self.assertEqual(request.execute(None).function_code, 0x0b)
 
         response = GetCommEventCounterResponse(0x12)
         self.assertEqual(response.encode(), '\x00\x00\x00\x12')
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def testGetCommEventLog(self):
         request = GetCommEventLogRequest()
         request.decode('\x12')
         self.assertEqual(request.encode(), '')
-        self.assertEqual(request.execute().function_code, 0x0c)
+        self.assertEqual(request.execute(None).function_code, 0x0c)
 
         response = GetCommEventLogResponse()
         self.assertEqual(response.encode(), '\x06\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ def testReportSlaveId(self):
         request = ReportSlaveIdRequest()
         request.decode('\x12')
         self.assertEqual(request.encode(), '')
-        self.assertEqual(request.execute().function_code, 0x11)
+        self.assertEqual(request.execute(None).function_code, 0x11)
 
-        response = ReportSlaveIdResponse(request.execute().identifier, True)
+        response = ReportSlaveIdResponse(request.execute(None).identifier, True)
         self.assertEqual(response.encode(), '\x0apymodbus\xff')
         response.decode('\x03\x12\x00')
         self.assertEqual(response.status, False)