diff --git a/bench/client.go b/bench/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8a4c2c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package bench
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/umbel/pilosa"
+)
+
+func firstHostClient(hosts []string) (*pilosa.Client, error) {
+	cli, err := pilosa.NewClient(hosts[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return cli, nil
+}
+
+func roundRobinClient(hosts []string, agentNum int) (*pilosa.Client, error) {
+	cliNum := agentNum % len(hosts)
+	return firstHostClient(hosts[cliNum:])
+}
+
+// HasClient provides a reusable component for Benchmark implementations which
+// provides the Init method, a ClientType argument and a cli internal variable.
+type HasClient struct {
+	cli        *pilosa.Client
+	ClientType string
+}
+
+// Init for HasClient looks at the ClientType field and creates a pilosa client
+// either using the first host in the list of hosts or based on the agent
+// number mod len(hosts)
+func (h *HasClient) Init(hosts []string, agentNum int) error {
+	var err error
+	switch h.ClientType {
+	case "single":
+		h.cli, err = firstHostClient(hosts)
+		return err
+	case "round_robin":
+		h.cli, err = roundRobinClient(hosts, agentNum)
+		return err
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("Unsupported ClientType: %v", h.ClientType)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/bench/diagonal.go b/bench/diagonal.go
index 6caad1e49..623310243 100644
--- a/bench/diagonal.go
+++ b/bench/diagonal.go
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 
 	"context"
-	"github.com/umbel/pilosa"
 )
 
 // DiagonalSetBits sets bits with increasing profile id and bitmap id.
 type DiagonalSetBits struct {
-	cli           *pilosa.Client
+	HasClient
 	BaseBitmapID  int
 	BaseProfileID int
 	Iterations    int
@@ -38,6 +37,10 @@ The following arguments are available:
 
 	-DB string
 		pilosa db to use
+
+	-ClientType string
+		Can be 'single' (all agents hitting one host) or 'round_robin'
+
 `[1:]
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ func (b *DiagonalSetBits) ConsumeFlags(args []string) ([]string, error) {
 	fs.IntVar(&b.BaseProfileID, "BaseProfileID", 0, "")
 	fs.IntVar(&b.Iterations, "Iterations", 100, "")
 	fs.StringVar(&b.DB, "DB", "benchdb", "")
+	fs.StringVar(&b.ClientType, "ClientType", "single", "")
 
 	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -55,18 +59,6 @@ func (b *DiagonalSetBits) ConsumeFlags(args []string) ([]string, error) {
 	return fs.Args(), nil
 }
 
-// Init connects to pilosa and sets the client on b.
-func (b *DiagonalSetBits) Init(hosts []string, agentNum int) (err error) {
-	b.cli, err = pilosa.NewClient(hosts[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if b.DB == "" {
-		b.DB = "DiagonalSetBits"
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Run runs the DiagonalSetBits benchmark
 func (b *DiagonalSetBits) Run(agentNum int) map[string]interface{} {
 	results := make(map[string]interface{})
diff --git a/bench/multidb.go b/bench/multidb.go
index cd347f0e1..46f61cf1c 100644
--- a/bench/multidb.go
+++ b/bench/multidb.go
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 
 	"context"
-	"github.com/umbel/pilosa"
 )
 
 // MultiDBSetBits sets bits with increasing profile id and bitmap id.
 type MultiDBSetBits struct {
-	cli           *pilosa.Client
+	HasClient
 	BaseBitmapID  int
 	BaseProfileID int
 	Iterations    int
@@ -36,6 +35,9 @@ The following arguments are available:
 	-Iterations int
 		number of bits to set
 
+	-ClientType string
+		Can be 'single' (all agents hitting one host) or 'round_robin'
+
 `[1:]
 }
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ func (b *MultiDBSetBits) ConsumeFlags(args []string) ([]string, error) {
 	fs.IntVar(&b.BaseBitmapID, "BaseBitmapID", 0, "")
 	fs.IntVar(&b.BaseProfileID, "BaseProfileID", 0, "")
 	fs.IntVar(&b.Iterations, "Iterations", 100, "")
+	fs.StringVar(&b.ClientType, "ClientType", "single", "")
 
 	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -52,15 +55,6 @@ func (b *MultiDBSetBits) ConsumeFlags(args []string) ([]string, error) {
 	return fs.Args(), nil
 }
 
-// Init connects to pilosa and sets the client on b.
-func (b *MultiDBSetBits) Init(hosts []string, agentNum int) (err error) {
-	b.cli, err = pilosa.NewClient(hosts[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Run runs the MultiDBSetBits benchmark
 func (b *MultiDBSetBits) Run(agentNum int) map[string]interface{} {
 	results := make(map[string]interface{})
diff --git a/bench/random.go b/bench/random.go
index 8e92cdbea..697395918 100644
--- a/bench/random.go
+++ b/bench/random.go
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 
 	"context"
-	"github.com/umbel/pilosa"
 	"math/rand"
 )
 
 // RandomSetBits sets bits randomly and deterministically based on a seed.
 type RandomSetBits struct {
-	cli            *pilosa.Client
+	HasClient
 	BaseBitmapID   int64
 	BaseProfileID  int64
 	BitmapIDRange  int64
@@ -52,6 +51,9 @@ The following arguments are available:
 
 	-DB string
 		pilosa db to use
+
+	-ClientType string
+		Can be 'single' (all agents hitting one host) or 'round_robin'
 `[1:]
 }
 
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ func (b *RandomSetBits) ConsumeFlags(args []string) ([]string, error) {
 	fs.Int64Var(&b.Seed, "Seed", 1, "")
 	fs.IntVar(&b.Iterations, "Iterations", 100, "")
 	fs.StringVar(&b.DB, "DB", "benchdb", "")
+	fs.StringVar(&b.ClientType, "ClientType", "single", "")
 
 	if err := fs.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -72,18 +75,6 @@ func (b *RandomSetBits) ConsumeFlags(args []string) ([]string, error) {
 	return fs.Args(), nil
 }
 
-// Init connects to pilosa and sets the client on b.
-func (b *RandomSetBits) Init(hosts []string, agentNum int) (err error) {
-	b.cli, err = pilosa.NewClient(hosts[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if b.DB == "" {
-		b.DB = "RandomSetBits"
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Run runs the RandomSetBits benchmark
 func (b *RandomSetBits) Run(agentNum int) map[string]interface{} {
 	src := rand.NewSource(b.Seed + int64(agentNum))
diff --git a/cmd/pilosactl/multidbspawn.json b/cmd/pilosactl/multidbspawn.json
index 338e35d4c..b3b58fc38 100644
--- a/cmd/pilosactl/multidbspawn.json
+++ b/cmd/pilosactl/multidbspawn.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "Agents": { "Type": "local" },
     "Benchmarks": [
         {
-            "Num": 4,
-            "Args": ["MultiDBSetBits", "-Iterations", "100000"]
+            "Num": 3,
+            "Args": ["MultiDBSetBits", "-Iterations", "100000", "-ClientType", "round_robin"]
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/cmd/pilosactl/randspawn.json b/cmd/pilosactl/randspawn.json
index 67b34e14f..a0956d38d 100644
--- a/cmd/pilosactl/randspawn.json
+++ b/cmd/pilosactl/randspawn.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "Agents": { "Type": "local" },
     "Benchmarks": [
         {
-            "Num": 1,
-            "Args": ["RandomSetBits", "-Iterations", "10000", "-ProfileIDRange", "1000000", "-BitmapIDRange", "1000000", "-Seed", "2345"]
+            "Num": 3,
+            "Args": ["RandomSetBits", "-Iterations", "10000", "-ProfileIDRange", "1000000", "-BitmapIDRange", "1000000", "-Seed", "2345", "-ClientType", "round_robin"]
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/cmd/pilosactl/spawn.json b/cmd/pilosactl/spawn.json
index cd9078d90..942a4610e 100644
--- a/cmd/pilosactl/spawn.json
+++ b/cmd/pilosactl/spawn.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "Agents": { "Type": "local" },
     "Benchmarks": [
         {
-            "Num": 1,
-            "Args": ["DiagonalSetBits", "-Iterations", "100000"]
+            "Num": 3,
+            "Args": ["DiagonalSetBits", "-Iterations", "100000", "-ClientType", "round_robin"]
         }
     ]
 }