diff --git a/examples/multihost/tipc_cluster/host_a_srv.py b/examples/multihost/tipc_cluster/host_a_srv.py
index 7f586166..c7b9f562 100644
--- a/examples/multihost/tipc_cluster/host_a_srv.py
+++ b/examples/multihost/tipc_cluster/host_a_srv.py
@@ -47,14 +47,16 @@ async def main() -> None:
     reg: TIPCAddress = TIPCAddress.get_root()
     print(f'host A publishing {reg}')
 
-    async with tractor.open_root_actor(
-        name='host_a',
+    async with tractor.open_nursery(
         enable_transports=['tipc'],
         registry_addrs=[reg.unwrap()],
-        enable_modules=[__name__],
-    ):
+    ) as an:
+        await an.start_actor(
+            'host_a',
+            enable_modules=[__name__],
+        )
         print(
-            'registrar up — `tipc nametable show` on EITHER host\n'
+            'host_a up — `tipc nametable show` on EITHER host\n'
             'should now list this service. ctrl-c to stop.'
         )
         await trio.sleep_forever()
diff --git a/examples/multihost/tipc_cluster/host_b_client.py b/examples/multihost/tipc_cluster/host_b_client.py
index 966445a3..1e5ea7b9 100644
--- a/examples/multihost/tipc_cluster/host_b_client.py
+++ b/examples/multihost/tipc_cluster/host_b_client.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import trio
 import tractor
+from host_a_srv import echo
 from tractor.ipc._tipc import (
     TIPCAddress,
     is_tipc_available,
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ async def main() -> None:
 
             async with (
                 ptl.open_context(
-                    'host_a_srv:echo',
+                    echo,
                 ) as (ctx, _),
                 ctx.open_stream() as stream,
             ):