diff --git a/examples/http_params/http_params.zig b/examples/http_params/http_params.zig
index 68e4040..2c4f123 100644
--- a/examples/http_params/http_params.zig
+++ b/examples/http_params/http_params.zig
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ fn makeRequest(a: std.mem.Allocator, url: []const u8) !void {
     var http_client: std.http.Client = .{ .allocator = a };
     defer http_client.deinit();
 
-    var req = try http_client.request(.GET, uri, h, .{});
+    var req = try http_client.fetch(a, .{
+        .location = .{ .uri = uri },
+        .method = .GET,
+        .headers = h,
+    });
     defer req.deinit();
-
-    try req.start();
-    try req.wait();
 }
 
 fn makeRequestThread(a: std.mem.Allocator, url: []const u8) !std.Thread {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{
         .thread_safe = true,
     }){};
-    var allocator = gpa.allocator();
+    const allocator = gpa.allocator();
 
     const Handler = struct {
         var alloc: std.mem.Allocator = undefined;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
             // check for query parameters
             r.parseQuery();
 
-            var param_count = r.getParamCount();
+            const param_count = r.getParamCount();
             std.log.info("param_count: {}", .{param_count});
 
             // iterate over all params as strings
diff --git a/examples/websockets/websockets.zig b/examples/websockets/websockets.zig
index fea0933..e347242 100644
--- a/examples/websockets/websockets.zig
+++ b/examples/websockets/websockets.zig
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ const ContextManager = struct {
         self.lock.lock();
         defer self.lock.unlock();
 
-        var ctx = try self.allocator.create(Context);
-        var userName = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
+        const ctx = try self.allocator.create(Context);
+        const userName = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
             self.allocator,
             "{s}{d}",
             .{ self.usernamePrefix, self.contexts.items.len },
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{
         .thread_safe = true,
     }){};
-    var allocator = gpa.allocator();
+    const allocator = gpa.allocator();
 
     GlobalContextManager = ContextManager.init(allocator, "chatroom", "user-");
     defer GlobalContextManager.deinit();