diff --git a/k4ProjectTemplate/options/createExampleEventData.py b/k4ProjectTemplate/options/createExampleEventData.py
index 1f5175b..4a10cdc 100644
--- a/k4ProjectTemplate/options/createExampleEventData.py
+++ b/k4ProjectTemplate/options/createExampleEventData.py
@@ -18,14 +18,13 @@
 #
 from Gaudi.Configuration import INFO
 from Configurables import CreateExampleEventData
-from k4FWCore import ApplicationMgr
-from k4FWCore import IOSvc
+from k4FWCore import ApplicationMgr, IOSvc
 
-iosvc = IOSvc("IOSvc")
-iosvc.output = "output_k4test_exampledata.root"
+iosvc = IOSvc()
+iosvc.Output = "output_k4test_exampledata.root"
 iosvc.outputCommands = ["keep *"]
 
-producer = CreateExampleEventData()
+producer = CreateExampleEventData("CreateExampleEventData")
 
 ApplicationMgr(TopAlg=[producer],
                EvtSel="NONE",
diff --git a/k4ProjectTemplate/options/createHelloWorld.py b/k4ProjectTemplate/options/createHelloWorld.py
index cbfa3b0..2ae8d29 100644
--- a/k4ProjectTemplate/options/createHelloWorld.py
+++ b/k4ProjectTemplate/options/createHelloWorld.py
@@ -16,16 +16,15 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-from Gaudi.Configuration import *
-
+from Gaudi.Configuration import INFO
 from Configurables import HelloWorldAlg
+from k4FWCore import ApplicationMgr
+
 producer = HelloWorldAlg()
 producer.PerEventPrintMessage = "Hello World !"
 
-from Configurables import ApplicationMgr
-ApplicationMgr( TopAlg=[producer],
-                EvtSel="NONE",
-                EvtMax=1,
-                OutputLevel=INFO,
-                )
-
+ApplicationMgr(TopAlg=[producer],
+               EvtSel="NONE",
+               EvtMax=1,
+               OutputLevel=INFO,
+               )
diff --git a/k4ProjectTemplate/options/readExampleEventData.py b/k4ProjectTemplate/options/readExampleEventData.py
index 4974482..ec09a6d 100644
--- a/k4ProjectTemplate/options/readExampleEventData.py
+++ b/k4ProjectTemplate/options/readExampleEventData.py
@@ -17,23 +17,17 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 from Gaudi.Configuration import DEBUG
-from Configurables import k4DataSvc
-from Configurables import CreateExampleEventData
-from Configurables import PodioInput
-from Configurables import ApplicationMgr
+from k4FWCore import ApplicationMgr
+from k4FWCore import IOSvc
 
-podioevent = k4DataSvc("EventDataSvc")
-podioevent.input = "output_k4test_exampledata.root"
-producer = CreateExampleEventData()
-
-inp = PodioInput("InputReader")
-inp.collections = ["ExampleParticles"]
-
-ApplicationMgr( TopAlg=[inp],
-                EvtSel="NONE",
-                EvtMax=100,
-                ExtSvc=[podioevent],
-                OutputLevel=DEBUG,
-                )
+iosvc = IOSvc("IOSvc")
+iosvc.input = "output_k4test_exampledata.root"
 
+iosvc.CollectionNames = ["ExampleParticles"]
 
+ApplicationMgr(TopAlg=[],
+               EvtSel="NONE",
+               EvtMax=100,
+               ExtSvc=[iosvc],
+               OutputLevel=DEBUG,
+               )
diff --git a/k4ProjectTemplate/src/components/ExampleConsumer.cpp b/k4ProjectTemplate/src/components/ExampleConsumer.cpp
index bfe3f55..cd2c444 100644
--- a/k4ProjectTemplate/src/components/ExampleConsumer.cpp
+++ b/k4ProjectTemplate/src/components/ExampleConsumer.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@
 
 struct ExampleConsumer final : k4FWCore::Consumer<void(const edm4hep::MCParticleCollection&)> {
   ExampleConsumer(const std::string& name, ISvcLocator* svcLoc)
-      : Consumer(name, svcLoc, {KeyValues("ExampleConsumerInputLocation", {"/ExampleInt"})}) {}
+      : Consumer(name, svcLoc, KeyValues("ExampleConsumerInputLocation", {"/ExampleInt"})) {}
 
-  void operator()(const edm4hep::MCParticleCollection& input) const override {
-    info() << "ExampleInt = " << input << endmsg;
-  }
+  void operator()(const edm4hep::MCParticleCollection& input) const override { info() << input << endmsg; }
 };
 
 DECLARE_COMPONENT(ExampleConsumer)
diff --git a/k4ProjectTemplate/src/components/ExampleTransformer.cpp b/k4ProjectTemplate/src/components/ExampleTransformer.cpp
index 3d659a5..6b9d547 100644
--- a/k4ProjectTemplate/src/components/ExampleTransformer.cpp
+++ b/k4ProjectTemplate/src/components/ExampleTransformer.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
 #include "k4FWCore/Transformer.h"
 
+#include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
+
 #include <string>
 
 struct ExampleTransformer final
@@ -29,12 +30,8 @@ struct ExampleTransformer final
                     {KeyValues("ExampleTransformerOutputLocation", {"/OutputExampleInt"})}) {}
 
   edm4hep::MCParticleCollection operator()(const edm4hep::MCParticleCollection& input) const override {
-    info() << "ExampleInt = " << input << endmsg;
-    auto out = edm4hep::MCParticleCollection();
-    for (const auto& mc : input) {
-      out.push_back(mc);
-    }
-    return out;
+    info() << input << endmsg;
+    return edm4hep::MCParticleCollection();
   }
 };