diff --git a/examples/.gitignore b/examples/.gitignore
index aaaa699d..22a3b63c 100644
--- a/examples/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /stats-*.json
 /search-results*.json
 /log-results*
+/*.yaml.out
diff --git a/examples/body_file.yaml b/examples/body_file.yaml
index 045c299d..03ee2ba9 100644
--- a/examples/body_file.yaml
+++ b/examples/body_file.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ load_pattern:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
diff --git a/examples/body_formdata.yaml b/examples/body_formdata.yaml
index 7fe95d4b..99458434 100644
--- a/examples/body_formdata.yaml
+++ b/examples/body_formdata.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ load_pattern:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ endpoints:
     headers:
       Accept-Language: en-us
       Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
-    body: username=${username}&password=${password}&grant_type=password&client_id=${dev_key}
+    body: username=${username}&password=${password}&grant_type=password&client_id=${dev_key}&token=abcd-1234-efgh
     peak_load: 1hps
     logs:
       test:
         select:
           ts: epoch("ms")
           response: request.body
-          token: response.body.token
+          token: match(response.body, "token=(?P<token>[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)").token
     on_demand: true
 
diff --git a/examples/body_json.yaml b/examples/body_json.yaml
index e14b6e1e..ef056d19 100644
--- a/examples/body_json.yaml
+++ b/examples/body_json.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ load_pattern:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
diff --git a/examples/body_multipart.yaml b/examples/body_multipart.yaml
index f80899f6..9164499e 100644
--- a/examples/body_multipart.yaml
+++ b/examples/body_multipart.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ load_pattern:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
diff --git a/examples/delete_search.yaml b/examples/delete_search.yaml
index 1c443165..3c624901 100644
--- a/examples/delete_search.yaml
+++ b/examples/delete_search.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
   test_404s:
     limit: 1
     to: stdout
diff --git a/examples/delete_sequential_404s.yaml b/examples/delete_sequential_404s.yaml
index c3e44f90..57450e8e 100644
--- a/examples/delete_sequential_404s.yaml
+++ b/examples/delete_sequential_404s.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
   test_404s:
     limit: 1
     to: stdout
diff --git a/examples/log_all.yaml b/examples/log_all.yaml
index b9bc888d..04b4bb64 100644
--- a/examples/log_all.yaml
+++ b/examples/log_all.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ loggers:
     pretty: false
 
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
diff --git a/examples/log_csv.yaml b/examples/log_csv.yaml
index 69a24f1e..b07e9622 100644
--- a/examples/log_csv.yaml
+++ b/examples/log_csv.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ loggers:
     pretty: false
 
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
diff --git a/examples/log_errors.yaml b/examples/log_errors.yaml
index ad9796a5..4f14c5aa 100644
--- a/examples/log_errors.yaml
+++ b/examples/log_errors.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ loggers:
     pretty: false
 
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: GET
diff --git a/examples/login_for_apis_block.yaml b/examples/login_for_apis_block.yaml
index e9b468ab..5c3383ca 100644
--- a/examples/login_for_apis_block.yaml
+++ b/examples/login_for_apis_block.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ endpoints:
     logs:
       test:
         select:
-          a: response.body.a
+          a: a
+          b: response.body.b
+          session: session
 
   - method: POST
     url: http://localhost:${port}?c
@@ -78,4 +80,6 @@ endpoints:
     logs:
       test:
         select:
-          a: response.body.a
\ No newline at end of file
+          a: a
+          c: response.body.c
+          session: session
diff --git a/examples/login_for_apis_force_new.yaml b/examples/login_for_apis_force_new.yaml
index 2d39fdf6..13d2d344 100644
--- a/examples/login_for_apis_force_new.yaml
+++ b/examples/login_for_apis_force_new.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ endpoints:
     logs:
       test:
         select:
-          a: response.body.a
+          a: a
+          b: response.body.b
+          session: session
 
   - method: POST
     url: http://localhost:${port}?c
@@ -78,4 +80,6 @@ endpoints:
     logs:
       test:
         select:
-          a: response.body.a
\ No newline at end of file
+          a: a
+          c: response.body.c
+          session: session
diff --git a/examples/login_for_apis_on_demand.yaml b/examples/login_for_apis_on_demand.yaml
index 7c892250..8e825cac 100644
--- a/examples/login_for_apis_on_demand.yaml
+++ b/examples/login_for_apis_on_demand.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ endpoints:
     logs:
       test:
         select:
-          a: response.body.a
+          a: a
+          b: response.body.b
+          session: session
 
   - method: POST
     url: http://localhost:${port}?c
@@ -76,4 +78,6 @@ endpoints:
     logs:
       test:
         select:
-          a: response.body.a
\ No newline at end of file
+          a: a
+          c: response.body.c
+          session: session
diff --git a/examples/provider_chain.yaml b/examples/provider_chain.yaml
index aec44431..f04380d4 100644
--- a/examples/provider_chain.yaml
+++ b/examples/provider_chain.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
diff --git a/examples/provider_collect.yaml b/examples/provider_collect.yaml
index 3e5a0463..21c9667d 100644
--- a/examples/provider_collect.yaml
+++ b/examples/provider_collect.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
diff --git a/examples/provider_create_and_delete.yaml b/examples/provider_create_and_delete.yaml
index e553c4a4..fa881608 100644
--- a/examples/provider_create_and_delete.yaml
+++ b/examples/provider_create_and_delete.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
diff --git a/examples/provider_grid.yaml b/examples/provider_grid.yaml
index ffecc7f7..87f5eca6 100644
--- a/examples/provider_grid.yaml
+++ b/examples/provider_grid.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
diff --git a/examples/provider_loop.yaml b/examples/provider_loop.yaml
index 4f5657c7..df5da727 100644
--- a/examples/provider_loop.yaml
+++ b/examples/provider_loop.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
diff --git a/examples/provider_loop_with_counter.yaml b/examples/provider_loop_with_counter.yaml
index b1a854dd..fe0c346a 100644
--- a/examples/provider_loop_with_counter.yaml
+++ b/examples/provider_loop_with_counter.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
diff --git a/examples/provider_redirect.yaml b/examples/provider_redirect.yaml
index 5be718e2..e5378d7e 100644
--- a/examples/provider_redirect.yaml
+++ b/examples/provider_redirect.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: GET
diff --git a/examples/provider_spread.yaml b/examples/provider_spread.yaml
index 4d48d63c..72cc690b 100644
--- a/examples/provider_spread.yaml
+++ b/examples/provider_spread.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: POST
diff --git a/examples/ramp_and_load.yaml b/examples/ramp_and_load.yaml
index 12682446..fffaaf3c 100644
--- a/examples/ramp_and_load.yaml
+++ b/examples/ramp_and_load.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ load_pattern:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: GET
diff --git a/examples/ramp_api_different.yaml b/examples/ramp_api_different.yaml
index a8a6683b..b8933b8e 100644
--- a/examples/ramp_api_different.yaml
+++ b/examples/ramp_api_different.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ load_pattern:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: GET
diff --git a/examples/ramp_basic.yaml b/examples/ramp_basic.yaml
index d3c081c9..8ff5e4a2 100644
--- a/examples/ramp_basic.yaml
+++ b/examples/ramp_basic.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ load_pattern:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: GET
diff --git a/examples/ramp_over_time.yaml b/examples/ramp_over_time.yaml
index 1655cfe3..3e94e729 100644
--- a/examples/ramp_over_time.yaml
+++ b/examples/ramp_over_time.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ load_pattern:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: GET
diff --git a/examples/ramp_to_scale.yaml b/examples/ramp_to_scale.yaml
index 421aa398..c130bc13 100644
--- a/examples/ramp_to_scale.yaml
+++ b/examples/ramp_to_scale.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ load_pattern:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: GET
diff --git a/examples/ramp_up_and_down.yaml b/examples/ramp_up_and_down.yaml
index 81ce6e5c..a3791211 100644
--- a/examples/ramp_up_and_down.yaml
+++ b/examples/ramp_up_and_down.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ load_pattern:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
 
 endpoints:
   - method: GET
diff --git a/examples/random_search.yaml b/examples/random_search.yaml
index c7f429d0..495ca0bd 100644
--- a/examples/random_search.yaml
+++ b/examples/random_search.yaml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ providers:
 
 loggers:
   test:
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
   http_errors:
     select:
       timestamp: epoch("ms")
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ loggers:
       responseBody: response.body
     where: response.status >= 400
     limit: 1000
-    to: stderr
+    to: stdout
     pretty: false
   search_logger:
     to: 'search-results-${epoch("ms")}.json' # log to a file with a timestamp. timestamp set at test start
diff --git a/examples/test_examples.sh b/examples/test_examples.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f9471af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/test_examples.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+set +x
+source ./variables.sh
+
+if [ -z ${PORT+x} ]; then
+  echo "PORT is unset. Please start the test-server and specify the PORT variable when running this";
+  exit 1
+else
+  echo "Testing examples on PORT '$PORT'";
+fi
+PEWPEW_PATH=("pewpew")
+if [[ ! -z "$1" ]] ; then
+  PEWPEW_PATH=("$1")
+fi
+PEWPEW_VERSION=$($PEWPEW_PATH --version)
+echo "Testing examples against version $PEWPEW_VERSION"
+
+
+for file in *.yaml; do
+  [ -f "$file" ] || break
+  echo "Running: $PEWPEW_PATH run -f json $file"
+  "$PEWPEW_PATH" run -f json "$file" > "$file.out"
+  echo "Result: $?"
+done
+echo "All examples passed!"
diff --git a/examples/variables.sh b/examples/variables.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ed98af1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/variables.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+export PASSWORD=bogus
+export RAMP_TIME=5s
+export LOAD_TIME=10s
+export SCALE_PERCENTAGE=100
\ No newline at end of file