diff --git a/examples/pongd.c b/examples/pongd.c
index be6d170..fb108fe 100644
--- a/examples/pongd.c
+++ b/examples/pongd.c
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ void main_loop ()
 				if (ret.error_code != IPC_ERROR_NONE) {
 					PRINTERR (ret, "server write");
 				}
-				if (verbosity > 1) {
-					printf ("message sent\n");
-				}
 			};
 			break;
 		case IPC_EVENT_TYPE_TIMER:{
@@ -98,6 +95,13 @@ void main_loop ()
 				fprintf (stderr, ", %d ctx remaining\n", cpt);
 			};
 			break;
+		case IPC_EVENT_TYPE_TX:
+			{
+				if (verbosity > 1) {
+					printf ("a message was sent\n");
+				}
+			}
+			break;
 		default:
 			{
 				fprintf (stderr, "there must be a problem, event not set\n");
@@ -132,15 +136,15 @@ void exit_program (int signal)
 
 int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	argc = argc;		// warnings
-	argv = argv;		// warnings
-
 	if (argc > 1) {
 		verbosity = atoi(argv[1]);
 	}
 
 	printf ("pid = %d\n", getpid ());
 
+	ctx = malloc (sizeof (struct ipc_ctx));
+	memset (ctx, 0, sizeof (struct ipc_ctx));
+
 	struct ipc_error ret = ipc_server_init (ctx, PONGD_SERVICE_NAME);
 	if (ret.error_code != IPC_ERROR_NONE) {
 		PRINTERR (ret, "server init");