diff --git a/azurelinuxagent/common/protocol/hostplugin.py b/azurelinuxagent/common/protocol/hostplugin.py
index f4ece29..aa7737b 100644
--- a/azurelinuxagent/common/protocol/hostplugin.py
+++ b/azurelinuxagent/common/protocol/hostplugin.py
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ MAXIMUM_PAGEBLOB_PAGE_SIZE = 4 * 1024 * 1024  # Max page size: 4MB
 
 
 class HostPluginProtocol(object):
+    _default_class_var = True
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def is_default_channel(cls):
+        return cls._default_class_var
+        
+    @classmethod
+    def set_default_channel(cls, flag):
+        cls._default_class_var = bool(flag)
+        
     def __init__(self, endpoint, container_id, role_config_name):
         if endpoint is None:
             raise ProtocolError("HostGAPlugin: Endpoint not provided")
diff --git a/debug_reverse.sh b/debug_reverse.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2760217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug_reverse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "=== Running wire test first ==="
+python -m pytest tests/protocol/test_wire.py::TestWireProtocolGetters::test_upload_status_blob_host_ga_plugin --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning -s 2>&1
+echo -e "\n=== Running hostplugin test second ==="
+python -m pytest tests/protocol/test_hostplugin.py::TestHostPlugin::test_fallback --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning -s 2>&1
diff --git a/debug_with_prints.sh b/debug_with_prints.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b4c2cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug_with_prints.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "=== Running hostplugin test first ==="
+python -m pytest tests/protocol/test_hostplugin.py::TestHostPlugin::test_fallback --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning -s 2>&1
+echo -e "\n=== Running wire test second ==="
+python -m pytest tests/protocol/test_wire.py::TestWireProtocolGetters::test_upload_status_blob_host_ga_plugin --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning -s 2>&1