diff --git a/examples/core-scanner.py b/examples/core-scanner.py
index e34006a..74c07d2 100644
--- a/examples/core-scanner.py
+++ b/examples/core-scanner.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 client = CouchDB(url=picasconfig.PICAS_HOST_URL, db=picasconfig.PICAS_DATABASE, username=picasconfig.PICAS_USERNAME, password=picasconfig.PICAS_PASSWORD)
 
-design_doc_1c = "MonitorSingleCore"
-design_doc_4c = "MonitorMultiCore"
+design_doc_1c = "SingleCore"
+design_doc_4c = "MultiCore"
 work_1c_avail = client.is_view_nonempty("todo", design_doc=design_doc_1c)
 work_4c_avail = client.is_view_nonempty("todo", design_doc=design_doc_4c)
 
diff --git a/examples/createViews.py b/examples/createViews.py
index 3d5616b..fdf6d19 100644
--- a/examples/createViews.py
+++ b/examples/createViews.py
@@ -91,5 +91,5 @@ def get_db():
     db = get_db()
     # Create the Views in database
     createViews(db)
-    createViews(db, design_doc_name='MonitorSingleCore', logic_appendix=' && doc.cores == 1')
-    createViews(db, design_doc_name='MonitorMultiCore', logic_appendix=' && doc.cores == 4')
+    createViews(db, design_doc_name='SingleCore', logic_appendix=' && doc.cores == 1')
+    createViews(db, design_doc_name='MultiCore', logic_appendix=' && doc.cores == 4')
diff --git a/examples/local_example.py b/examples/local_example.py
index 0353629..8a70b9b 100755
--- a/examples/local_example.py
+++ b/examples/local_example.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import os
 import time
 import couchdb
+import picasconfig
 
 from picas.actors import RunActor
 from picas.clients import CouchDB
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@
 from picas.iterators import EndlessViewIterator
 from picas.modifiers import BasicTokenModifier
 from picas.util import Timer
-from . import picasconfig
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def arg_parser():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Arguments used in the different classes in the example.")
     parser.add_argument("-d", "--design_doc", default="Monitor", type=str, help="Select the designdoc used by the actor class")
     parser.add_argument("-V", "--view", default="todo", type=str, help="Select the view used by the actor class")
-    parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", type=bool, help="Set verbose") # add v for optional verbosity in the future
+    parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Set verbose") # add v for optional verbosity in the future
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 
diff --git a/examples/multi-core-job.sh b/examples/multi-core-job.sh
index a3fb48d..109c2a3 100644
--- a/examples/multi-core-job.sh
+++ b/examples/multi-core-job.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 #SBATCH -c 4
 
-python local_example.py -d MonitorMultiCore
+python local_example.py -d MultiCore
diff --git a/examples/single-core-job.sh b/examples/single-core-job.sh
index 9fc915f..761bacf 100644
--- a/examples/single-core-job.sh
+++ b/examples/single-core-job.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 #SBATCH -c 1
 
-python local_example.py -d MonitorSingleCore
+python local_example.py -d SingleCore