diff --git a/99-gpio-dutflag.rules b/99-gpio-dutflag.rules
index 9266e20..f8b1d67 100644
--- a/99-gpio-dutflag.rules
+++ b/99-gpio-dutflag.rules
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 # (http://code.google.com/p/chromium-os/issues/detail?id=27077)
 
 # - Alex:
-#ATTR{[dmi/id]product_name}=="Alex", SUBSYSTEM=="gpio", KERNEL=="gpiochip192", \
-#  ENV{ID_GPIO_DUTFLAGA}="205", ENV{ID_GPIO_DUTFLAGB}="202"
+ATTR{[dmi/id]product_name}=="Alex", SUBSYSTEM=="gpio", KERNEL=="gpiochip192", \
+  ENV{ID_GPIO_DUTFLAGA}="205", ENV{ID_GPIO_DUTFLAGB}="202"
 
 # - ZGB:
 #ATTR{[dmi/id]product_name}=="ZGB", SUBSYSTEM=="gpio", KERNEL=="gpiochip192", \
diff --git a/update_attempter.cc b/update_attempter.cc
index b2f6c6e..31bc47b 100644
--- a/update_attempter.cc
+++ b/update_attempter.cc
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@
 const int UpdateAttempter::kMaxDeltaUpdateFailures = 3;
 
 // Private test server URL w/ custom port number.
-// TODO(garnold) this is currently an arbitrary address and will change based on
-// discussion about the actual test lab configuration.
-const char* const UpdateAttempter::kTestUpdateUrl("https://10.0.0.1:70529/update");
+// TODO(garnold) This is a temporary hack to allow us to test the closed loop
+// automated update testing. To be replaced with an hard-coded local IP address.
+const char* const UpdateAttempter::kTestUpdateUrl(
+    "http://garnold.mtv.corp.google.com:8080/update");
 
 const char* kUpdateCompletedMarker =
     "/var/run/update_engine_autoupdate_completed";