diff --git a/example/index.js b/example/index.js
index 22df22fa..70310d92 100755
--- a/example/index.js
+++ b/example/index.js
@@ -212,22 +212,26 @@ bitcoind.on('open', function(status) {
   }
 
   // Test fromHex:
-  var block = bitcoind.block.fromHex(testBlock);
-  assert.equal(block.hash, '0000000000013b8ab2cd513b0261a14096412195a72a0c4827d229dcc7e0f7af');
-  assert.equal(block.merkleroot, '2fda58e5959b0ee53c5253da9b9f3c0c739422ae04946966991cf55895287552');
-  bitcoind.log('Block:');
-  bitcoind.log(block);
-  var tx = bitcoind.tx.fromHex(testTx);
-  assert.equal(tx.txid, 'b4749f017444b051c44dfd2720e88f314ff94f3dd6d56d40ef65854fcd7fff6b');
-  bitcoind.log('Transaction:');
-  bitcoind.log(tx);
-  return;
+  if (argv['from-hex']) {
+    var block = bitcoind.block.fromHex(testBlock);
+    assert.equal(block.hash, '0000000000013b8ab2cd513b0261a14096412195a72a0c4827d229dcc7e0f7af');
+    assert.equal(block.merkleroot, '2fda58e5959b0ee53c5253da9b9f3c0c739422ae04946966991cf55895287552');
+    bitcoind.log('Block:');
+    bitcoind.log(block);
+    var tx = bitcoind.tx.fromHex(testTx);
+    assert.equal(tx.txid, 'b4749f017444b051c44dfd2720e88f314ff94f3dd6d56d40ef65854fcd7fff6b');
+    bitcoind.log('Transaction:');
+    bitcoind.log(tx);
+    return;
+  }
 
   // Test all parsed packets:
-  bitcoind.on('parsed', function(packet) {
-    return bitcoind.log(packet);
-  });
-  return;
+  if (argv['packets']) {
+    bitcoind.on('parsed', function(packet) {
+      return bitcoind.log(packet);
+    });
+    return;
+  }
 
   argv['on-block'] = true;
   setTimeout(function() {