diff --git a/examples/coordinator.py b/examples/coordinator.py
index 8850115f..6d5cf031 100644
--- a/examples/coordinator.py
+++ b/examples/coordinator.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from tooz import coordination
 
-coordinator = coordination.get_coordinator('zookeeper://localhost', b'host-1')
+coordinator = coordination.get_coordinator('kazoo://localhost', b'host-1')
 coordinator.start()
 coordinator.stop()
diff --git a/examples/coordinator_heartbeat.py b/examples/coordinator_heartbeat.py
index 7f8c81b1..8b0659fd 100644
--- a/examples/coordinator_heartbeat.py
+++ b/examples/coordinator_heartbeat.py
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ import time
 
 from tooz import coordination
 
+ALIVE_TIME = 5
+
 coordinator = coordination.get_coordinator('memcached://localhost', b'host-1')
 coordinator.start()
 
-while True:
+start = time.time()
+while time.time() - start < ALIVE_TIME:
     coordinator.heartbeat()
     time.sleep(0.1)
 
diff --git a/examples/group_membership.py b/examples/group_membership.py
index 963bbb39..58adb2dd 100644
--- a/examples/group_membership.py
+++ b/examples/group_membership.py
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
+import uuid
+
+import six
+
 from tooz import coordination
 
-coordinator = coordination.get_coordinator('zookeeper://localhost', b'host-1')
+coordinator = coordination.get_coordinator('kazoo://localhost', b'host-1')
 coordinator.start()
 
 # Create a group
-request = coordinator.create_group(b"my group")
+group = six.binary_type(six.text_type(uuid.uuid4()).encode('ascii'))
+request = coordinator.create_group(group)
 request.get()
 
 # Join a group
-request = coordinator.join_group(b"my group")
+request = coordinator.join_group(group)
 request.get()
 
 coordinator.stop()
diff --git a/examples/group_membership_watch.py b/examples/group_membership_watch.py
index 5204df25..28b786f2 100644
--- a/examples/group_membership_watch.py
+++ b/examples/group_membership_watch.py
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+import uuid
+
+import six
+
 from tooz import coordination
 
-coordinator = coordination.get_coordinator('zookeeper://localhost', b'host-1')
+coordinator = coordination.get_coordinator('kazoo://localhost', b'host-1')
 coordinator.start()
 
 # Create a group
-request = coordinator.create_group(b"my group")
+group = six.binary_type(six.text_type(uuid.uuid4()).encode('ascii'))
+request = coordinator.create_group(group)
 request.get()
 
 
@@ -13,6 +18,5 @@ def group_joined(event):
     print(event.group_id, event.member_id)
 
 
-coordinator.watch_join_group(b"my group", group_joined)
-
+coordinator.watch_join_group(group, group_joined)
 coordinator.stop()
diff --git a/examples/leader_election.py b/examples/leader_election.py
index ff1d75fc..b27129e0 100644
--- a/examples/leader_election.py
+++ b/examples/leader_election.py
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
+import time
+import uuid
+
+import six
+
 from tooz import coordination
 
-coordinator = coordination.get_coordinator('zookeeper://localhost', b'host-1')
+ALIVE_TIME = 1
+coordinator = coordination.get_coordinator('kazoo://localhost', b'host-1')
 coordinator.start()
 
 # Create a group
-request = coordinator.create_group(b"my group")
+group = six.binary_type(six.text_type(uuid.uuid4()).encode('ascii'))
+request = coordinator.create_group(group)
 request.get()
 
 # Join a group
-request = coordinator.join_group(b"my group")
+request = coordinator.join_group(group)
 request.get()
 
 
@@ -18,11 +25,12 @@ def when_i_am_elected_leader(event):
 
 
 # Propose to be a leader for the group
-coordinator.watch_elected_as_leader(b"my_group",
-                                    when_i_am_elected_leader)
+coordinator.watch_elected_as_leader(group, when_i_am_elected_leader)
 
-while True:
+start = time.time()
+while time.time() - start < ALIVE_TIME:
     coordinator.heartbeat()
     coordinator.run_watchers()
+    time.sleep(0.1)
 
 coordinator.stop()
diff --git a/run-examples.sh b/run-examples.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0f13fd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run-examples.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+python_version=$(python --version 2>&1)
+echo "Running using '$python_version'"
+for filename in examples/*.py; do
+    echo "Activating '$filename'"
+    python $filename
+done
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d8408acf..20cf193b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ commands = {posargs}
 deps = {[testenv]deps}
     doc8
 commands = bash -x {toxinidir}/setup-test-env.sh python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args="{posargs}"
+    bash -x {toxinidir}/setup-test-env.sh {toxinidir}/run-examples.sh
     doc8 doc/source
 
 [testenv:cover]