diff --git a/experimental/example/Makefile b/experimental/example/Makefile
index 8607c61b2..4492632bf 100644
--- a/experimental/example/Makefile
+++ b/experimental/example/Makefile
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ endif
 	touch $@
 
 clean:
-	rm -f qotd/*.o qotd/qotd searchapp/searchapp shout/shout *.marker
+	rm -f qotd/*.o qotd/qotd searchapp/searchapp shout/shout .*.marker
diff --git a/experimental/example/README.md b/experimental/example/README.md
index d76e2b0f6..79b5d582f 100644
--- a/experimental/example/README.md
+++ b/experimental/example/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ $ docker-machine create -d virtualbox --virtualbox-memory=4096 scope-tastic
 $ eval $(docker-machine env scope-tastic)
 $ sudo curl -L git.io/weave -o /usr/local/bin/weave
 $ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/weave
-$ weave launch
 $ curl -o run.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/weaveworks/scope/master/experimental/example/run.sh
 $ ./run.sh
 $ sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/scope https://github.com/weaveworks/scope/releases/download/latest_release/scope
@@ -18,9 +17,15 @@ $ scope launch
 # "architecture"
 
 ```
-curl -> frontend --> app --> searchapp -> elasticsearch
-         (nginx) |
-                 --> qotd -> internet
-                 |
-                 --> redis
+client -> frontend --> app --> searchapp -> elasticsearch
+           (nginx)         |
+                           --> qotd -> internet
+                           |
+                           --> redis
 ```
+
+# To push new images
+
+```
+for img in $(docker images | grep tomwilkie | cut -d' ' -f1); do docker push $img:latest; done
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/experimental/example/app/app.py b/experimental/example/app/app.py
index 29be0ca05..398cbb0ff 100644
--- a/experimental/example/app/app.py
+++ b/experimental/example/app/app.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 redis = Redis(host='redis', port=6379)
 pool = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10)
 sessions = threading.local()
+args = None
 
 def do_redis():
   redis.incr('hits')
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ def do_redis():
 def do_qotd():
   s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
   try:
+    s.settimeout(args.timeout)
     s.connect((args.qotd, 4446))
     s.send("Hello")
     return s.recv(1024)
@@ -33,13 +35,13 @@ def do_qotd():
 def do_search():
   if getattr(sessions, 'session', None) == None:
     sessions.session = requests.Session()
-  r = sessions.session.get(args.search)
+  r = sessions.session.get(args.search, timeout=args.timeout)
   return r.text
 
 def do_echo(text):
   if getattr(sessions, 'session', None) == None:
     sessions.session = requests.Session()
-  r = sessions.session.get(args.echo, data=text)
+  r = sessions.session.get(args.echo, data=text, timeout=args.timeout)
   return r.text
 
 def ignore_error(f):
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
   parser.add_argument('-search', default="http://search.weave.local:80/")
   parser.add_argument('-qotd', default="qotd.weave.local")
   parser.add_argument('-echo', default="http://echo.weave.local:80/")
+  parser.add_argument('-timeout', default=0.5, type=float)
   args = parser.parse_args()
 
   logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(filename)s:%(lineno)d - %(message)s', level=logging.INFO)
diff --git a/experimental/example/client/client.py b/experimental/example/client/client.py
index 86a775570..b184d2362 100644
--- a/experimental/example/client/client.py
+++ b/experimental/example/client/client.py
@@ -8,15 +8,17 @@ import socket
 import sys
 
 def do_request(s, args):
-  addrs = socket.getaddrinfo(args.target, 80)
+  addrs = socket.getaddrinfo(args.target, args.port)
   addrs = [a
     for a in addrs
     if a[0] == socket.AF_INET]
-  logging.info("got %s", addrs)
   if len(addrs) <= 0:
+    logging.info("Could not resolve %s", args.target)
     return
   addr = random.choice(addrs)
-  s.get("http://%s:%d" % addr[4], timeout=1.0)
+  url = "http://%s:%d%s" % (addr[4][0], args.port, args.path)
+  s.get(url, timeout=args.timeout)
+  logging.info("Did request %s", url)
 
 def do_requests(args):
   s = requests.Session()
@@ -29,14 +31,18 @@ def do_requests(args):
     except:
       logging.error("Error doing request", exc_info=sys.exc_info())
 
-    time.sleep(1)
-    logging.info("Did request")
+    time.sleep(args.period)
+
 
 def main():
   parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-  parser.add_argument('-target', default="frontend")
-  parser.add_argument('-concurrency', default=2, type=int)
+  parser.add_argument('-target', default="frontend.weave.local")
+  parser.add_argument('-port', default=80, type=int)
+  parser.add_argument('-path', default="/")
+  parser.add_argument('-concurrency', default=1, type=int)
   parser.add_argument('-persist', default=True, type=bool)
+  parser.add_argument('-timeout', default=1.0, type=float)
+  parser.add_argument('-period', default=0.1, type=float)
   args = parser.parse_args()
 
   logging.info("Starting %d threads, targeting %s", args.concurrency, args.target)
diff --git a/experimental/example/echo/echo.py b/experimental/example/echo/echo.py
index 68fd95ab6..fd2564cb5 100644
--- a/experimental/example/echo/echo.py
+++ b/experimental/example/echo/echo.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import time
 import threading
 import logging
 
-
 from flask import Flask
 from flask import request
 from werkzeug.serving import WSGIRequestHandler
@@ -14,11 +13,7 @@ from werkzeug.serving import WSGIRequestHandler
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
 @app.route('/')
-def hello():
-  if random.random() > 0.6:
-    time.sleep(2)
-  else:
-    time.sleep(0.5)
+def echo():
   return request.data
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/experimental/example/k8s/client-deployment.yaml b/experimental/example/k8s/client-deployment.yaml
index c57db495e..eeedd65c8 100644
--- a/experimental/example/k8s/client-deployment.yaml
+++ b/experimental/example/k8s/client-deployment.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: client
 spec:
-  replicas: 2
+  replicas: 1
   template:
     metadata:
       labels: