diff --git a/examples/mqttpub.py b/examples/mqttpub.py
index 42aa563..40b482f 100644
--- a/examples/mqttpub.py
+++ b/examples/mqttpub.py
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@
 This is the only reliable messaging pattern in the suite, as it automatically will retry if a request is not matched with a response.
 
 """
+import sys
 import pynng
 import curio
 
+helper = "Usage:\n\tmqttpub.py <topic> <qos> <payload>"
+
 address = "mqtt-quic://127.0.0.1:14567"
 
 async def main():
@@ -20,13 +23,16 @@ async def main():
     print(f"Connection packet sent.")
     pubmsg = pynng.Mqttmsg()
     pubmsg.set_packet_type(3) # 0x03 Publish
-    pubmsg.set_publish_payload("Hello")
-    pubmsg.set_publish_topic("topic")
-    pubmsg.set_publish_qos(1) # qos is 1
+    pubmsg.set_publish_payload(sys.argv[3])
+    pubmsg.set_publish_topic(sys.argv[1])
+    pubmsg.set_publish_qos(int(sys.argv[2]))
     await mqtt.asend_msg(pubmsg)
     print(f"Publish packet sent.")
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+  if len(sys.argv) != 4:
+    print(helper)
+    exit(0)
   try:
     curio.run(main)
   except KeyboardInterrupt:
diff --git a/examples/mqttsub.py b/examples/mqttsub.py
index 321c033..47ebe1b 100644
--- a/examples/mqttsub.py
+++ b/examples/mqttsub.py
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@
 This is the only reliable messaging pattern in the suite, as it automatically will retry if a request is not matched with a response.
 
 """
+import sys
 import pynng
 import curio
 
+helper = "Usage:\n\tmqttsub.py <topic> <qos>"
+
 address = "mqtt-quic://127.0.0.1:14567"
 
 async def main():
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ async def main():
     print(f"Connection packet sent.")
     submsg = pynng.Mqttmsg()
     submsg.set_packet_type(8) # 0x08 Subscribe
-    submsg.set_subscribe_topic("topic", 1) # topic With Qos 1
+    submsg.set_subscribe_topic(sys.argv[1], int(sys.argv[2])) # Topic and qos
     await mqtt.asend_msg(submsg)
     print(f"Subscribe packet sent.")
     while True:
@@ -35,6 +38,9 @@ async def main():
       print("payload:", rmsg.publish_payload())
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+  if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+    print(helper)
+    exit(0)
   try:
     curio.run(main)
   except KeyboardInterrupt: