diff --git a/examples/smoke-test/scripts/connect.ts b/examples/smoke-test/scripts/connect.ts
index 962acb058..7c8e6898c 100644
--- a/examples/smoke-test/scripts/connect.ts
+++ b/examples/smoke-test/scripts/connect.ts
@@ -2,37 +2,40 @@ import { createClient } from "rivetkit/client";
 import type { Registry } from "../src/registry";
 
 async function main() {
-	const client = createClient<Registry>("http://localhost:6420");
+	const client = createClient<Registry>();
 
-	const counter = client.counter.getOrCreate().connect();
+	const counter = client.counter.getOrCreate("foo").connect();
 
 	counter.on("newCount", (count: number) => console.log("Event:", count));
-
-	for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-		const out = await counter.increment(5);
-		console.log("RPC:", out);
-
-		await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
-	}
-
-	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
-	await counter.dispose();
-
-	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
-
-	const counter2 = client.counter.getOrCreate().connect();
-
-	counter2.on("newCount", (count: number) => console.log("Event:", count));
-
-	for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-		const out = await counter2.increment(5);
-		console.log("RPC:", out);
-
-		await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
-	}
-
-	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
-	await counter2.dispose();
+	await counter.increment(1);
+
+	setInterval(() => {}, 1000);
+
+	// for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+	// 	const out = await counter.increment(5);
+	// 	console.log("RPC:", out);
+	//
+	// 	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+	// }
+	//
+	// await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
+	// await counter.dispose();
+	//
+	// await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
+	//
+	// const counter2 = client.counter.getOrCreate().connect();
+	//
+	// counter2.on("newCount", (count: number) => console.log("Event:", count));
+	//
+	// for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+	// 	const out = await counter2.increment(5);
+	// 	console.log("RPC:", out);
+	//
+	// 	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+	// }
+	//
+	// await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
+	// await counter2.dispose();
 }
 
 main();
diff --git a/examples/smoke-test/src/smoke-test/index.ts b/examples/smoke-test/src/smoke-test/index.ts
index 469f75016..0fecf729c 100644
--- a/examples/smoke-test/src/smoke-test/index.ts
+++ b/examples/smoke-test/src/smoke-test/index.ts
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ function logProgress({
 		startedCount - (successCount + failureCount),
 	);
 	console.log(
-		`progress: success=${successCount}, failures=${failureCount}, pending=${pendingCount}, remaining=${remainingCount}, duration(ms): avg=${stats.average.toFixed(2)}, median=${stats.median.toFixed(2)}, min=${stats.min.toFixed(2)}, max=${stats.max.toFixed(2)}`,
+		`progress: success=${successCount}, failures=${failureCount}, pending=${pendingCount}, remaining=${remainingCount}, samples=${iterationDurations.length}, duration(ms): avg=${stats.average.toFixed(2)}, median=${stats.median.toFixed(2)}, min=${stats.min.toFixed(2)}, max=${stats.max.toFixed(2)}`,
 	);
 }
 
 async function main() {
-	const client = createClient<Registry>("http://localhost:6420");
+	const client = createClient<Registry>();
 	const testId = randomUUID();
 	const errors: SmokeTestError[] = [];
 	let successCount = 0;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ async function main() {
 
 	const finalStats = calculateDurationStats(iterationDurations);
 	console.log(
-		`iteration duration stats (ms): avg=${finalStats.average.toFixed(2)}, median=${finalStats.median.toFixed(2)}, min=${finalStats.min.toFixed(2)}, max=${finalStats.max.toFixed(2)}`,
+		`iteration duration stats (ms): samples=${iterationDurations.length}, avg=${finalStats.average.toFixed(2)}, median=${finalStats.median.toFixed(2)}, min=${finalStats.min.toFixed(2)}, max=${finalStats.max.toFixed(2)}`,
 	);
 
 	if (errors.length > 0) {
diff --git a/examples/smoke-test/src/smoke-test/spawn-actor.ts b/examples/smoke-test/src/smoke-test/spawn-actor.ts
index b62103935..2e2a7c7b8 100644
--- a/examples/smoke-test/src/smoke-test/spawn-actor.ts
+++ b/examples/smoke-test/src/smoke-test/spawn-actor.ts
@@ -28,27 +28,33 @@ export async function spawnActor({
 	onSuccess,
 	onFailure,
 }: SpawnActorOptions): Promise<void> {
-	const iterationStart = performance.now();
 	let succeeded = false;
 
 	try {
-		const key = ["test", testId, index.toString()];
-		const counter = client.counter.getOrCreate(key).connect();
-		await counter.increment(1);
-		await counter.dispose();
+		for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+			// Connect to actor
+			const connMethod = Math.random() > 0.5 ? "http" : "websocket";
+			const iterationStart = performance.now();
+			if (connMethod === "websocket") {
+				const key = ["test", testId, index.toString()];
+				const counter = client.counter.getOrCreate(key).connect();
+				await counter.increment(1);
+				await counter.dispose();
+			} else if (connMethod === "http") {
+				const key = ["test", testId, index.toString()];
+				const counter = client.counter.getOrCreate(key);
+				await counter.increment(1);
+			}
+			const iterationEnd = performance.now();
+			const iterationDuration = iterationEnd - iterationStart;
+			iterationDurations.push(iterationDuration);
 
-		// Immediately reconnect
-		const counter2 = client.counter.getOrCreate(key).connect();
-		await counter2.increment(1);
-		await counter2.dispose();
-
-		// Wait for actor to sleep
-		await new Promise((res) => setTimeout(res, 1000));
-
-		// Reconnect after sleep
-		const counter3 = client.counter.getOrCreate(key).connect();
-		await counter3.increment(1);
-		await counter3.dispose();
+			// Wait for actor to sleep (if > 500 ms)
+			const sleepTime = 100 + Math.random() * 800;
+			console.log("sleeping", sleepTime);
+			// const sleepTime = 1000;
+			await new Promise((res) => setTimeout(res, sleepTime));
+		}
 
 		succeeded = true;
 		onSuccess();
@@ -58,8 +64,5 @@ export async function spawnActor({
 	}
 
 	if (succeeded) {
-		const iterationEnd = performance.now();
-		const iterationDuration = iterationEnd - iterationStart;
-		iterationDurations.push(iterationDuration);
 	}
 }