diff --git a/examples/reading_logs_via_rule_message/reading_logs_via_rule_message.h b/examples/reading_logs_via_rule_message/reading_logs_via_rule_message.h
index 58cbba8b2f..29e4d66224 100644
--- a/examples/reading_logs_via_rule_message/reading_logs_via_rule_message.h
+++ b/examples/reading_logs_via_rule_message/reading_logs_via_rule_message.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct data_ms {
 };
 
 
-static void *process_request(void *data) {
+[[noreturn]] static void *process_request(void *data) {
     struct data_ms *a = (struct data_ms *)data;
     modsecurity::ModSecurity *modsec = a->modsec;
     modsecurity::RulesSet *rules = a->rules;
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ static void *process_request(void *data) {
         delete modsecTransaction;
     }
 
-    pthread_exit(NULL);
-    return NULL;
+    pthread_exit(nullptr);
 }
 
 
@@ -165,7 +164,6 @@ class ReadingLogsViaRuleMessage {
 
         delete rules;
         delete modsec;
-        pthread_exit(NULL);
         return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/reading_logs_via_rule_message/simple_request.cc b/examples/reading_logs_via_rule_message/simple_request.cc
index 1d3b1deb23..571b574ec1 100644
--- a/examples/reading_logs_via_rule_message/simple_request.cc
+++ b/examples/reading_logs_via_rule_message/simple_request.cc
@@ -35,8 +35,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         response_headers, response_body, ip, rules);
     rlvrm.process();
 
-
-
-    pthread_exit(NULL);
     return 0;
 }