diff --git a/examples/goroutine_per_partition_consuming_manual_commit/main.go b/examples/goroutine_per_partition_consuming_manual_commit/main.go
index 2c3f5ed4..f700069e 100644
--- a/examples/goroutine_per_partition_consuming_manual_commit/main.go
+++ b/examples/goroutine_per_partition_consuming_manual_commit/main.go
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@ var (
 )
 
 func (pc *pconsumer) consume(topic string, partition int32, cl *kgo.Client) {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
 	fmt.Printf("Starting consume for  t %s p %d\n", topic, partition)
-	defer fmt.Printf("Killing consume for t %s p %d\n", topic, partition)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-pc.quit:
 			pc.done <- struct{}{}
+			fmt.Printf("Closing consume for t %s p %d\n", topic, partition)
 			return
 		case recs := <-pc.recs:
 			// Mimick work to happen before committing records
@@ -81,12 +80,14 @@ func (s *splitConsume) lost(_ context.Context, cl *kgo.Client, lost map[string][
 				delete(s.consumers, topic)
 			}
 			close(pc.quit)
+			fmt.Printf("Waiting for work to finish t %s p %d\n", topic, partition)
 			<-pc.done
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 func main() {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if len(*group) == 0 {
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ func main() {
 		kgo.OnPartitionsRevoked(s.lost),
 		kgo.OnPartitionsLost(s.lost),
 		kgo.DisableAutoCommit(),
+		kgo.BlockRebalanceOnPoll(),
 	}
 
 	cl, err := kgo.NewClient(opts...)
@@ -152,5 +154,8 @@ func (s *splitConsume) poll(cl *kgo.Client) {
 				}
 			})
 		})
+		s.mu.Lock()
+		cl.AllowRebalance()
+		s.mu.Unlock()
 	}
 }