diff --git a/examples/MQ/8-multipart/startMQEx8.sh.in b/examples/MQ/8-multipart/startMQEx8.sh.in
index a66a91fe..002c44b2 100755
--- a/examples/MQ/8-multipart/startMQEx8.sh.in
+++ b/examples/MQ/8-multipart/startMQEx8.sh.in
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ ex8config="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/config/ex8-multipart.json"
 
 SAMPLER="ex8-sampler"
 SAMPLER+=" --id sampler1"
-SAMPLER+=" --transport nanomsg"
 SAMPLER+=" --mq-config $ex8config"
-xterm -geometry 80x23+0+0 -hold -e gdb --args @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/examples/MQ/8-multipart/$SAMPLER &
+xterm -geometry 80x23+0+0 -hold -e @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/examples/MQ/8-multipart/$SAMPLER &
 
 SINK="ex8-sink"
 SINK+=" --id sink1"
-SINK+=" --transport nanomsg"
 SINK+=" --mq-config $ex8config"
 xterm -geometry 80x23+500+0 -hold -e @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/examples/MQ/8-multipart/$SINK &
diff --git a/examples/MQ/multiple-transports/testMTEx.sh.in b/examples/MQ/multiple-transports/testMTEx.sh.in
index ca84fc19..66a6595b 100755
--- a/examples/MQ/multiple-transports/testMTEx.sh.in
+++ b/examples/MQ/multiple-transports/testMTEx.sh.in
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 config="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/config/ex-multiple-transports.json"
+SESSION="$(@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/uuidGen -h)"
 
-trap 'kill -TERM $SAMPLER1_PID; kill -TERM $SAMPLER2_PID; kill -TERM $SINK_PID; wait $SAMPLER1_PID; wait $SAMPLER2_PID; wait $SINK_PID; @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/shmmonitor --cleanup;' TERM
-
-@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/shmmonitor --cleanup
+trap 'kill -TERM $SAMPLER1_PID; kill -TERM $SAMPLER2_PID; kill -TERM $SINK_PID; wait $SAMPLER1_PID; wait $SAMPLER2_PID; wait $SINK_PID; @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/shmmonitor --cleanup --session $SESSION;' TERM
 
 SINK="ex-mt-sink"
 SINK+=" --id sink1"
+SINK+=" --session $SESSION"
 SINK+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SINK+=" --control static --log-color false"
 SINK+=" --transport shmem"
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SINK_PID=$!
 
 SAMPLER1="ex-mt-sampler1"
 SAMPLER1+=" --id sampler1"
+SAMPLER1+=" --session $SESSION"
 SAMPLER1+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SAMPLER1+=" --control static --log-color false"
 SAMPLER1+=" --transport shmem"
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ SAMPLER1_PID=$!
 
 SAMPLER2="ex-mt-sampler2"
 SAMPLER2+=" --id sampler2"
+SAMPLER2+=" --session $SESSION"
 SAMPLER2+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SAMPLER2+=" --control static --log-color false"
 SAMPLER2+=" --transport nanomsg"
diff --git a/examples/advanced/Region/FairMQExampleRegionSampler.cxx b/examples/advanced/Region/FairMQExampleRegionSampler.cxx
index 4557512c..cd341315 100644
--- a/examples/advanced/Region/FairMQExampleRegionSampler.cxx
+++ b/examples/advanced/Region/FairMQExampleRegionSampler.cxx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ void FairMQExampleRegionSampler::ResetTask()
     {
         LOG(DEBUG) << "waiting for all acknowledgements... (" << fNumUnackedMsgs << ")";
         this_thread::sleep_for(chrono::milliseconds(500));
+        LOG(DEBUG) << "done, still unacked: " << fNumUnackedMsgs;
     }
     fRegion.reset();
 }
diff --git a/examples/advanced/Region/testMQExRegion.sh.in b/examples/advanced/Region/testMQExRegion.sh.in
index 8f7fbb08..8f030e24 100755
--- a/examples/advanced/Region/testMQExRegion.sh.in
+++ b/examples/advanced/Region/testMQExRegion.sh.in
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 exRegionConfig="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/config/ex-region.json"
-
 msgSize="1000000"
+SESSION="$(@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/uuidGen -h)"
 
 # setup a trap to kill everything if the test fails/timeouts
-trap 'kill -TERM $SAMPLER_PID; kill -TERM $SINK_PID; wait $SAMPLER_PID; wait $SINK_PID; @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/shmmonitor --cleanup --session region_test' TERM
-
-@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/shmmonitor --cleanup --session region_test
+trap 'kill -TERM $SAMPLER_PID; kill -TERM $SINK_PID; wait $SAMPLER_PID; wait $SINK_PID; @CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/shmmonitor --cleanup --session $SESSION' TERM
 
 SAMPLER="ex-region-sampler"
 SAMPLER+=" --id sampler1"
-SAMPLER+=" --session region_test"
+SAMPLER+=" --session $SESSION"
 SAMPLER+=" --control static --log-color false"
 SAMPLER+=" --max-iterations 1"
 SAMPLER+=" --msg-size $msgSize"
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ SAMPLER_PID=$!
 
 SINK="ex-region-sink"
 SINK+=" --id sink1"
-SINK+=" --session region_test"
+SINK+=" --session $SESSION"
 SINK+=" --verbosity INFO"
 SINK+=" --control static --log-color false"
 SINK+=" --max-iterations 1"