diff --git a/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/runExample1Sampler.cxx b/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/runExample1Sampler.cxx
index 726ed93d..840dcbbf 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/runExample1Sampler.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/runExample1Sampler.cxx
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@
  * @author D. Klein, A. Rybalchenko
  */
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 #include "boost/program_options.hpp"
 
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample1Sampler.h"
 
@@ -25,11 +22,6 @@ using namespace boost::program_options;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample1Sampler sampler;
-    sampler.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
         std::string text;
@@ -38,13 +30,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         samplerOptions.add_options()
             ("text", value<std::string>(&text)->default_value("Hello"), "Text to send out");
 
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         config.AddToCmdLineOptions(samplerOptions);
-
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample1Sampler sampler;
+        sampler.CatchSignals();
         sampler.SetConfig(config);
         sampler.SetProperty(FairMQExample1Sampler::Text, text);
 
@@ -59,9 +53,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/runExample1Sink.cxx b/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/runExample1Sink.cxx
index 32b22d6f..da216287 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/runExample1Sink.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/runExample1Sink.cxx
@@ -15,24 +15,21 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample1Sink.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample1Sink sink;
-    sink.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample1Sink sink;
+        sink.CatchSignals();
         sink.SetConfig(config);
 
         sink.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -46,9 +43,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/runExample2Processor.cxx b/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/runExample2Processor.cxx
index 470d5184..8afeb243 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/runExample2Processor.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/runExample2Processor.cxx
@@ -12,27 +12,23 @@
  * @author D. Klein, A. Rybalchenko
  */
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
+
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample2Processor.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample2Processor processor;
-    processor.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample2Processor processor;
+        processor.CatchSignals();
         processor.SetConfig(config);
 
         processor.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -46,9 +42,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/runExample2Sampler.cxx b/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/runExample2Sampler.cxx
index 6ae3773a..441fe5ab 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/runExample2Sampler.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/runExample2Sampler.cxx
@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@
  * @author D. Klein, A. Rybalchenko
  */
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 #include "boost/program_options.hpp"
 
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
+
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample2Sampler.h"
 
@@ -25,11 +23,6 @@ using namespace boost::program_options;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample2Sampler sampler;
-    sampler.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
         std::string text;
@@ -38,13 +31,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         samplerOptions.add_options()
             ("text", value<std::string>(&text)->default_value("Hello"), "Text to send out");
 
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         config.AddToCmdLineOptions(samplerOptions);
-
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample2Sampler sampler;
+        sampler.CatchSignals();
         sampler.SetConfig(config);
         sampler.SetProperty(FairMQExample2Sampler::Text, text);
 
@@ -59,9 +54,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/runExample2Sink.cxx b/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/runExample2Sink.cxx
index 594b5500..63a3994c 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/runExample2Sink.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/runExample2Sink.cxx
@@ -12,27 +12,23 @@
  * @author D. Klein, A. Rybalchenko
  */
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
+
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample2Sink.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample2Sink sink;
-    sink.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample2Sink sink;
+        sink.CatchSignals();
         sink.SetConfig(config);
 
         sink.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -46,9 +42,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/3-dds/ex3-dds-hosts.cfg b/examples/MQ/3-dds/ex3-dds-hosts.cfg
index b9739086..113d094e 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/3-dds/ex3-dds-hosts.cfg
+++ b/examples/MQ/3-dds/ex3-dds-hosts.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # source setup.sh
 @bash_end@
 
-sampler, username@localhost, , /path/to/dds-work-dir/, 1
-processor, username@localhost, , /path/to/dds-work-dir/, 10
-sink, username@localhost, , /path/to/dds-work-dir/, 1
+sampler, orybalch@localhost, , /home/orybalch/dds-work/, 1
+processor, orybalch@localhost, , /home/orybalch/dds-work/, 10
+sink, orybalch@localhost, , /home/orybalch/dds-work/, 1
diff --git a/examples/MQ/3-dds/runExample3Processor.cxx b/examples/MQ/3-dds/runExample3Processor.cxx
index 46b5c364..68089fb4 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/3-dds/runExample3Processor.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/3-dds/runExample3Processor.cxx
@@ -17,23 +17,18 @@
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample3Processor.h"
 
-using namespace std;
-using namespace boost::program_options;
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample3Processor processor;
-    processor.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample3Processor processor;
+        processor.CatchSignals();
         processor.SetConfig(config);
 
         processor.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -45,11 +40,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
         runDDSStateHandler(processor);
     }
-    catch (exception& e)
+    catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/3-dds/runExample3Sampler.cxx b/examples/MQ/3-dds/runExample3Sampler.cxx
index 62527515..5cc38d12 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/3-dds/runExample3Sampler.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/3-dds/runExample3Sampler.cxx
@@ -17,23 +17,18 @@
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample3Sampler.h"
 
-using namespace std;
-using namespace boost::program_options;
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample3Sampler sampler;
-    sampler.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample3Sampler sampler;
+        sampler.CatchSignals();
         sampler.SetConfig(config);
 
         sampler.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -45,11 +40,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
         runDDSStateHandler(sampler);
     }
-    catch (exception& e)
+    catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/3-dds/runExample3Sink.cxx b/examples/MQ/3-dds/runExample3Sink.cxx
index aa374d87..823721a4 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/3-dds/runExample3Sink.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/3-dds/runExample3Sink.cxx
@@ -17,23 +17,18 @@
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample3Sink.h"
 
-using namespace std;
-using namespace boost::program_options;
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample3Sink sink;
-    sink.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample3Sink sink;
+        sink.CatchSignals();
         sink.SetConfig(config);
 
         sink.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -45,11 +40,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
         runDDSStateHandler(sink);
     }
-    catch (exception& e)
+    catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/4-copypush/runExample4Sampler.cxx b/examples/MQ/4-copypush/runExample4Sampler.cxx
index 0dcd55fb..cd1230ba 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/4-copypush/runExample4Sampler.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/4-copypush/runExample4Sampler.cxx
@@ -15,24 +15,21 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample4Sampler.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample4Sampler sampler;
-    sampler.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample4Sampler sampler;
+        sampler.CatchSignals();
         sampler.SetConfig(config);
 
         sampler.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -46,9 +43,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/4-copypush/runExample4Sink.cxx b/examples/MQ/4-copypush/runExample4Sink.cxx
index c8a76b53..0959afd2 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/4-copypush/runExample4Sink.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/4-copypush/runExample4Sink.cxx
@@ -15,24 +15,21 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample4Sink.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample4Sink sink;
-    sink.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample4Sink sink;
+        sink.CatchSignals();
         sink.SetConfig(config);
 
         sink.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -46,9 +43,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/runExample5Client.cxx b/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/runExample5Client.cxx
index 345c90d5..e5e48a6d 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/runExample5Client.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/runExample5Client.cxx
@@ -12,33 +12,25 @@
  * @author D. Klein, A. Rybalchenko
  */
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 #include "boost/program_options.hpp"
 
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample5Client.h"
 
-using namespace std;
 using namespace boost::program_options;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample5Client client;
-    client.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
-        string text;
+        std::string text;
 
         options_description clientOptions("Client options");
         clientOptions.add_options()
-            ("text", value<string>(&text)->default_value("Hello"), "Text to send out");
+            ("text", value<std::string>(&text)->default_value("Hello"), "Text to send out");
 
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         config.AddToCmdLineOptions(clientOptions);
 
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
@@ -46,6 +38,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample5Client client;
+        client.CatchSignals();
         client.SetConfig(config);
         client.SetProperty(FairMQExample5Client::Text, text);
 
@@ -58,11 +52,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         client.ChangeState("RUN");
         client.InteractiveStateLoop();
     }
-    catch (exception& e)
+    catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/runExample5Server.cxx b/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/runExample5Server.cxx
index 4079fb3e..599710fe 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/runExample5Server.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/runExample5Server.cxx
@@ -15,26 +15,21 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample5Server.h"
 
-using namespace std;
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample5Server server;
-    server.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample5Server server;
+        server.CatchSignals();
         server.SetConfig(config);
 
         server.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -46,11 +41,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         server.ChangeState("RUN");
         server.InteractiveStateLoop();
     }
-    catch (exception& e)
+    catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/runExample6Broadcaster.cxx b/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/runExample6Broadcaster.cxx
index 5976bb57..beffd641 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/runExample6Broadcaster.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/runExample6Broadcaster.cxx
@@ -12,27 +12,22 @@
  * @author A. Rybalchenko
  */
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample6Broadcaster.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample6Broadcaster broadcaster;
-    broadcaster.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample6Broadcaster broadcaster;
+        broadcaster.CatchSignals();
         broadcaster.SetConfig(config);
 
         broadcaster.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -46,9 +41,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/runExample6Sampler.cxx b/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/runExample6Sampler.cxx
index e23051b1..85d93c62 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/runExample6Sampler.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/runExample6Sampler.cxx
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@
  * @author D. Klein, A. Rybalchenko
  */
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 #include "boost/program_options.hpp"
 
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample6Sampler.h"
 
@@ -25,11 +22,6 @@ using namespace boost::program_options;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample6Sampler sampler;
-    sampler.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
         std::string text;
@@ -38,13 +30,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         samplerOptions.add_options()
             ("text", value<std::string>(&text)->default_value("Hello"), "Text to send out");
 
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         config.AddToCmdLineOptions(samplerOptions);
-
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample6Sampler sampler;
+        sampler.CatchSignals();
         sampler.SetConfig(config);
         sampler.SetProperty(FairMQExample6Sampler::Text, text);
 
@@ -59,9 +53,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/runExample6Sink.cxx b/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/runExample6Sink.cxx
index 3e6b2d2e..06fa2c44 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/runExample6Sink.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/runExample6Sink.cxx
@@ -12,31 +12,22 @@
  * @author D. Klein, A. Rybalchenko
  */
 
-#include <iostream>
-
-#include "boost/program_options.hpp"
-
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample6Sink.h"
 
-using namespace boost::program_options;
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample6Sink sink;
-    sink.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample6Sink sink;
+        sink.CatchSignals();
         sink.SetConfig(config);
 
         sink.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -50,9 +41,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/8-multipart/runExample8Sampler.cxx b/examples/MQ/8-multipart/runExample8Sampler.cxx
index ababbccb..6002d4b1 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/8-multipart/runExample8Sampler.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/8-multipart/runExample8Sampler.cxx
@@ -12,27 +12,22 @@
  * @author D. Klein, A. Rybalchenko
  */
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample8Sampler.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample8Sampler sampler;
-    sampler.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample8Sampler sampler;
+        sampler.CatchSignals();
         sampler.SetConfig(config);
 
         sampler.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -46,9 +41,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/MQ/8-multipart/runExample8Sink.cxx b/examples/MQ/8-multipart/runExample8Sink.cxx
index 1ed32988..4f452faf 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/8-multipart/runExample8Sink.cxx
+++ b/examples/MQ/8-multipart/runExample8Sink.cxx
@@ -12,27 +12,22 @@
  * @author D. Klein, A. Rybalchenko
  */
 
-#include <iostream>
-
 #include "FairMQLogger.h"
-#include "FairMQParser.h"
 #include "FairMQProgOptions.h"
 #include "FairMQExample8Sink.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-    FairMQExample8Sink sink;
-    sink.CatchSignals();
-
-    FairMQProgOptions config;
-
     try
     {
+        FairMQProgOptions config;
         if (config.ParseAll(argc, argv))
         {
             return 0;
         }
 
+        FairMQExample8Sink sink;
+        sink.CatchSignals();
         sink.SetConfig(config);
 
         sink.ChangeState("INIT_DEVICE");
@@ -46,9 +41,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     catch (std::exception& e)
     {
-        LOG(ERROR) << e.what();
-        LOG(INFO) << "Command line options are the following: ";
-        config.PrintHelp();
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Unhandled Exception reached the top of main: "
+                   << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
     }