diff --git a/examples/custom_client.rs b/examples/custom_client.rs
index d8323b88d..301adbe6a 100644
--- a/examples/custom_client.rs
+++ b/examples/custom_client.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
 
     let config = Config::infer().await?;
-    let https = config.openssl_https_connector()?;
+
+    let https = config.rustls_https_connector()?;
     let service = tower::ServiceBuilder::new()
         .layer(config.base_uri_layer())
         .option_layer(config.auth_layer()?)
diff --git a/examples/custom_client_tls.rs b/examples/custom_client_tls.rs
index 36c7baed4..0ed8f5a55 100644
--- a/examples/custom_client_tls.rs
+++ b/examples/custom_client_tls.rs
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let config = Config::infer().await?;
 
     // Pick TLS at runtime
-    let use_rustls = std::env::var("USE_RUSTLS").map(|s| s == "1").unwrap_or(false);
-    let client = if use_rustls {
-        let https = config.rustls_https_connector()?;
+    let use_openssl = std::env::var("USE_OPENSSL").map(|s| s == "1").unwrap_or(false);
+    let client = if use_openssl {
+        let https = config.openssl_https_connector()?;
         let service = ServiceBuilder::new()
             .layer(config.base_uri_layer())
             .service(hyper::Client::builder().build(https));
         Client::new(service, config.default_namespace)
     } else {
-        let https = config.openssl_https_connector()?;
+        let https = config.rustls_https_connector()?;
         let service = ServiceBuilder::new()
             .layer(config.base_uri_layer())
             .service(hyper::Client::builder().build(https));
diff --git a/examples/custom_client_trace.rs b/examples/custom_client_trace.rs
index 615b04b8a..5a43dd4f2 100644
--- a/examples/custom_client_trace.rs
+++ b/examples/custom_client_trace.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
 
     let config = Config::infer().await?;
-    let https = config.openssl_https_connector()?;
+    let https = config.rustls_https_connector()?;
     let service = ServiceBuilder::new()
         .layer(config.base_uri_layer())
         // showcase rate limiting; max 10rps, and 4 concurrent