diff --git a/examples/jupyterhub_config_etcd.py b/examples/jupyterhub_config_etcd.py
index 42494ae0..e28f6395 100644
--- a/examples/jupyterhub_config_etcd.py
+++ b/examples/jupyterhub_config_etcd.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 requires jupyterhub 1.0.dev
 """
 
+c = get_config()  # noqa
+
 c.JupyterHub.proxy_class = "traefik_etcd"
 c.TraefikEtcdProxy.traefik_api_username = "admin"
 c.TraefikEtcdProxy.traefik_api_password = "admin"
diff --git a/examples/jupyterhub_config_toml.py b/examples/jupyterhub_config_toml.py
index 927ea54d..30207bcf 100644
--- a/examples/jupyterhub_config_toml.py
+++ b/examples/jupyterhub_config_toml.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 requires jupyterhub 1.0.dev
 """
 
+c = get_config()  # noqa
+
 c.JupyterHub.proxy_class = "traefik_file"
 c.TraefikFileProviderProxy.traefik_api_username = "admin"
 c.TraefikFileProviderProxy.traefik_api_password = "admin"