diff --git a/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/driver.py b/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/driver.py
index e754c2b..0ce26b8 100644
--- a/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/driver.py
+++ b/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/driver.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """RHAPSODY-launched Dragon DDict exchange, executed via RHAPSODY tasks.
 
 Run with:
-    dragon -s -- python3 driver.py
+    dragon -s -- driver.py
 
 RHAPSODY's DragonDataBackend constructs and owns the `dragon.data.ddict.DDict`
 -- this driver never constructs the DDict itself, unlike
diff --git a/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/driver.py b/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/driver.py
index 66c886d..d9b6506 100644
--- a/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/driver.py
+++ b/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/driver.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import asyncio
 import os
+import time
 
 from rhapsody.api import ComputeTask, Session
 from rhapsody.backends import ConcurrentExecutionBackend
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ def consume(descriptor):
     os.environ["RADEX_STORE_OPTS"] = "Standalone"
     client = RedisClient()
 
+    time.sleep(2)
     samples = client.wait_for_tensor(IncomingHandle("samples"), 10)
     count = client.wait_for_scalar(IncomingHandle("sample-count"), 10)
     return {