diff --git a/examples/nats-bench/main.go b/examples/nats-bench/main.go
index 101022145..790081214 100644
--- a/examples/nats-bench/main.go
+++ b/examples/nats-bench/main.go
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 func usage() {
-	log.Fatalf("Usage: nats-bench [-s server (%s)] [--tls] [-np NUM_PUBLISHERS] [-ns NUM_SUBSCRIBERS] [-n NUM_MSGS] [-ms MESSAGE_SIZE] [-csv csvfile] <subject>\n", nats.DefaultURL)
+	log.Printf("Usage: nats-bench [-s server (%s)] [--tls] [-np NUM_PUBLISHERS] [-ns NUM_SUBSCRIBERS] [-n NUM_MSGS] [-ms MESSAGE_SIZE] [-csv csvfile] <subject>\n", nats.DefaultURL)
+	flag.PrintDefaults()
 }
 
 var benchmark *bench.Benchmark
diff --git a/examples/nats-echo/main.go b/examples/nats-echo/main.go
index 2afe8ed1d..2ef011c48 100644
--- a/examples/nats-echo/main.go
+++ b/examples/nats-echo/main.go
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ import (
 // nats-echo -s demo.nats.io:4443 <subject> (TLS version)
 
 func usage() {
-	log.Fatalf("Usage: nats-echo [-s server] [-creds file] [-t] <subject>")
+	log.Printf("Usage: nats-echo [-s server] [-creds file] [-t] <subject>\n")
+	flag.PrintDefaults()
 }
 
 func printMsg(m *nats.Msg, i int) {
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ func lookupGeo() string {
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	g := &geo{}
+	g := geo{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &g); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Error unmarshalling geo: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/nats-pub/main.go b/examples/nats-pub/main.go
index 5132078f8..ae37e1a9c 100644
--- a/examples/nats-pub/main.go
+++ b/examples/nats-pub/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import (
 // nats-pub -s demo.nats.io:4443 <subject> <msg> (TLS version)
 
 func usage() {
-	log.Fatalf("Usage: nats-pub [-s server] [-creds file] <subject> <msg>")
+	log.Printf("Usage: nats-pub [-s server] [-creds file] <subject> <msg>\n")
+	flag.PrintDefaults()
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/examples/nats-qsub/main.go b/examples/nats-qsub/main.go
index 994c34785..38274e433 100644
--- a/examples/nats-qsub/main.go
+++ b/examples/nats-qsub/main.go
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import (
 // nats-qsub -s demo.nats.io:4443 <subject> <queue> (TLS version)
 
 func usage() {
-	log.Fatalf("Usage: nats-qsub [-s server] [-creds file] [-t] <subject> <queue>")
+	log.Printf("Usage: nats-qsub [-s server] [-creds file] [-t] <subject> <queue>\n")
+	flag.PrintDefaults()
 }
 
 func printMsg(m *nats.Msg, i int) {
diff --git a/examples/nats-req/main.go b/examples/nats-req/main.go
index f0a004d3b..33198fd6a 100644
--- a/examples/nats-req/main.go
+++ b/examples/nats-req/main.go
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import (
 // nats-req -s demo.nats.io:4443 <subject> <msg> (TLS version)
 
 func usage() {
-	log.Fatalf("Usage: nats-req [-s server] [-creds file] <subject> <msg>")
+	log.Printf("Usage: nats-req [-s server] [-creds file] <subject> <msg>\n")
+	flag.PrintDefaults()
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/examples/nats-rply/main.go b/examples/nats-rply/main.go
index 0eca7586f..0a020d202 100644
--- a/examples/nats-rply/main.go
+++ b/examples/nats-rply/main.go
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import (
 // nats-rply -s demo.nats.io:4443 <subject> <response> (TLS version)
 
 func usage() {
-	log.Fatalf("Usage: nats-rply [-s server] [-creds file] [-t] <subject> <response>")
+	log.Printf("Usage: nats-rply [-s server] [-creds file] [-t] <subject> <response>\n")
+	flag.PrintDefaults()
 }
 
 func printMsg(m *nats.Msg, i int) {
diff --git a/examples/nats-sub/main.go b/examples/nats-sub/main.go
index 19b5716b7..4e4826a50 100644
--- a/examples/nats-sub/main.go
+++ b/examples/nats-sub/main.go
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import (
 // nats-sub -s demo.nats.io:4443 <subject> (TLS version)
 
 func usage() {
-	log.Fatalf("Usage: nats-sub [-s server] [-creds file] [-t] <subject>")
+	log.Printf("Usage: nats-sub [-s server] [-creds file] [-t] <subject>\n")
+	flag.PrintDefaults()
 }
 
 func printMsg(m *nats.Msg, i int) {