diff --git a/examples/broadcast_server_tls/broadcast_admin.html b/examples/broadcast_server_tls/broadcast_admin.html
index 0e6c917278..0d18cd6155 100644
--- a/examples/broadcast_server_tls/broadcast_admin.html
+++ b/examples/broadcast_server_tls/broadcast_admin.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var options = {"console_enabled": true};
 var ws;
 var url;
 
-var data2 = [], total_points = 60;
+var data2 = [], total_points = 240;
 var stale_data = null;
    
 var message_history = [];
diff --git a/examples/broadcast_server_tls/broadcast_server_tls.cpp b/examples/broadcast_server_tls/broadcast_server_tls.cpp
index ae1dffcd7c..6ea4cab6a2 100644
--- a/examples/broadcast_server_tls/broadcast_server_tls.cpp
+++ b/examples/broadcast_server_tls/broadcast_server_tls.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public:
 	void on_open(connection_ptr connection) {
         if (!m_timer) {
 			m_timer.reset(new boost::asio::deadline_timer(connection->get_io_service(),boost::posix_time::seconds(0)));
-			m_timer->expires_from_now(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(500));
+			m_timer->expires_from_now(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(250));
 			m_timer->async_wait(boost::bind(&type::on_timer,this,boost::asio::placeholders::error));
 			m_last_time = boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::local_time();
 		}
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public:
 			//m_data = 0;
 		//}
 		
-		m_timer->expires_from_now(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(500));
+		m_timer->expires_from_now(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(250));
 		m_timer->async_wait(boost::bind(&type::on_timer,this,boost::asio::placeholders::error));
 	}
 	
diff --git a/examples/stress_client/stress_client.cpp b/examples/stress_client/stress_client.cpp
index e11776de56..e9f56b51ea 100644
--- a/examples/stress_client/stress_client.cpp
+++ b/examples/stress_client/stress_client.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ public:
 	typedef stress_client_handler type;
 	typedef plain_endpoint_type::connection_ptr connection_ptr;
 	
-    stress_client_handler(int num_connections) : m_connections(num_connections) {
+    stress_client_handler(int num_connections) 
+     : m_connections_max(num_connections),
+       m_connections_cur(0) {
         
     }
     
@@ -71,12 +73,22 @@ public:
 			m_timer->expires_from_now(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(250));
 			m_timer->async_wait(boost::bind(&type::on_timer,this,connection,boost::asio::placeholders::error));
 		}
+        
+        m_connections_cur++;
+        
+        if (m_connections_cur == m_connections_max) {
+            boost::posix_time::ptime now = boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::local_time();
+            boost::posix_time::time_period period(m_start_time,now);
+            int ms = period.length().total_milliseconds();
+            
+            std::cout << "Started " << m_connections_cur << " in " << ms << "ms" << " (" << m_connections_cur/(ms/1000.0) << "/s)" << std::endl;
+        }
     }
     
 	void on_message(connection_ptr connection, websocketpp::message::data_ptr msg) {
         m_msg_stats[websocketpp::md5_hash_hex(msg->get_payload())]++;
         
-        if (m_msg_stats[websocketpp::md5_hash_hex(msg->get_payload())] == m_connections) {
+        if (m_msg_stats[websocketpp::md5_hash_hex(msg->get_payload())] == m_connections_max) {
             send_stats_update(connection);
         }
         
@@ -102,6 +114,8 @@ public:
     void on_close(connection_ptr connection) {
         m_timer->cancel();
     }
+    
+    boost::posix_time::ptime	m_start_time;
 private:    
     void send_stats_update(connection_ptr connection) {
         if (m_msg_stats.empty()) {
@@ -126,7 +140,8 @@ private:
         m_msg_stats.clear();
     }
     
-    int m_connections;
+    int m_connections_max;
+    int m_connections_cur;
     std::map<std::string,size_t>                    m_msg_stats;
     boost::shared_ptr<boost::asio::deadline_timer>  m_timer;
 };
@@ -197,6 +212,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 		
 		std::cout << "launching " << num_connections << " connections to " << uri << " in batches of " << batch_size << std::endl;
 		
+        boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<stress_client_handler>(handler)->m_start_time = boost::posix_time::microsec_clock::local_time();
 		for (int i = 0; i < num_connections-1; i++) {
 			if (i % batch_size == 0) {
 				//sleep(1);