diff --git a/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/settings/Command.java b/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/settings/Command.java
index 15729460b7..9a93e3448c 100644
--- a/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/settings/Command.java
+++ b/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/settings/Command.java
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 public enum Command
 {
 
-    READ(false, "Standard1", "Super1",
+    READ(false, "standard1", "Super1",
             "Multiple concurrent reads - the cluster must first be populated by a write test",
             CommandCategory.BASIC
     ),
-    WRITE(true, "Standard1", "Super1",
+    WRITE(true, "standard1", "Super1",
             "insert",
             "Multiple concurrent writes against the cluster",
             CommandCategory.BASIC
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ public enum Command
             "Interleaving of any basic commands, with configurable ratio and distribution - the cluster must first be populated by a write test",
             CommandCategory.MIXED
     ),
-    COUNTER_WRITE(true, "Counter1", "SuperCounter1",
+    COUNTER_WRITE(true, "counter1", "SuperCounter1",
             "counter_add",
             "Multiple concurrent updates of counters.",
             CommandCategory.BASIC
     ),
-    COUNTER_READ(false, "Counter1", "SuperCounter1",
+    COUNTER_READ(false, "counter1", "SuperCounter1",
             "counter_get",
             "Multiple concurrent reads of counters. The cluster must first be populated by a counterwrite test.",
             CommandCategory.BASIC
diff --git a/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/settings/SettingsSchema.java b/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/settings/SettingsSchema.java
index 342dd0be32..93a9bd7619 100644
--- a/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/settings/SettingsSchema.java
+++ b/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/settings/SettingsSchema.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class SettingsSchema implements Serializable
         KsDef ksdef = new KsDef();
 
         // column family for standard columns
-        CfDef standardCfDef = new CfDef(keyspace, "Standard1");
+        CfDef standardCfDef = new CfDef(keyspace, "standard1");
         Map<String, String> compressionOptions = new HashMap<>();
         if (compression != null)
             compressionOptions.put("sstable_compression", compression);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class SettingsSchema implements Serializable
             standardCfDef.addToColumn_metadata(new ColumnDef(settings.columns.names.get(i), "BytesType"));
 
         // column family for standard counters
-        CfDef counterCfDef = new CfDef(keyspace, "Counter1")
+        CfDef counterCfDef = new CfDef(keyspace, "counter1")
                 .setComparator_type(comparator)
                 .setDefault_validation_class("CounterColumnType")
                 .setCompression_options(compressionOptions);
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class SettingsSchema implements Serializable
     {
         final OptionReplication replication = new OptionReplication();
         final OptionCompaction compaction = new OptionCompaction();
-        final OptionSimple keyspace = new OptionSimple("keyspace=", ".*", "Keyspace1", "The keyspace name to use", false);
+        final OptionSimple keyspace = new OptionSimple("keyspace=", ".*", "keyspace1", "The keyspace name to use", false);
         final OptionSimple compression = new OptionSimple("compression=", ".*", null, "Specify the compression to use for sstable, default:no compression", false);
 
         @Override