diff --git a/examples/riak/riaks.py b/examples/riak/riaks.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e4a93e73..8c8b4741
--- a/examples/riak/riaks.py
+++ b/examples/riak/riaks.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 def setup_riak():
     db.clear()
 
-    nodes = vr.create('nodes', 'templates/riak_nodes.yaml', {})
+    resources = vr.create('nodes', 'templates/riak_nodes.yaml', {'count': 3})
+    nodes = [x for x in resources if x.name.startswith('node')]
     node1, node2, node3 = nodes
 
     riak_services = []
diff --git a/templates/riak_nodes.yaml b/templates/riak_nodes.yaml
index 57cce6d9..8575c252 100644
--- a/templates/riak_nodes.yaml
+++ b/templates/riak_nodes.yaml
@@ -1,23 +1,48 @@
-id: simple_riak_cluster
+id: simple_riak_with_transports
 resources:
-  - id: node1
-    from: resources/ro_node
+{% for i in range(count|int) %}
+   {% set j = i +1 %}
+  - id: ssh_transport{{j}}
+    from: resources/transport_ssh
     values:
-      ip: '10.0.0.3'
-      name: 'node1'
-      ssh_key: '/vagrant/.vagrant/machines/solar-dev1/virtualbox/private_key'
       ssh_user: 'vagrant'
-  - id: node2
-    from: resources/ro_node
+      ssh_key: '/vagrant/.vagrant/machines/solar-dev{{j}}/virtualbox/private_key'
+  - id: transports{{j}}
+    from: resources/transports
     values:
-      ip: '10.0.0.4'
-      name: 'node2'
-      ssh_key: '/vagrant/.vagrant/machines/solar-dev2/virtualbox/private_key'
-      ssh_user: 'vagrant'
-  - id: node3
+      transports:key: ssh_transport{{j}}::ssh_key
+      transports:user: ssh_transport{{j}}::ssh_user
+      transports:port: ssh_transport{{j}}::ssh_port
+      transports:name: ssh_transport{{j}}::name
+  - id: node{{j}}
     from: resources/ro_node
     values:
-      ip: '10.0.0.5'
-      name: 'node3'
-      ssh_key: '/vagrant/.vagrant/machines/solar-dev3/virtualbox/private_key'
-      ssh_user: 'vagrant'
+      name: node{{j}}
+      ip: '10.0.0.{{i + 3}}'
+      transports_id: transports{{j}}::transports_id
+{% endfor %}
+
+
+# id: simple_riak_cluster
+# resources:
+#   - id: node1
+#     from: resources/ro_node
+#     values:
+#       ip: '10.0.0.3'
+#       name: 'node1'
+#       ssh_key: '/vagrant/.vagrant/machines/solar-dev1/virtualbox/private_key'
+#       ssh_user: 'vagrant'
+#   - id: node2
+#     from: resources/ro_node
+#     values:
+#       ip: '10.0.0.4'
+#       name: 'node2'
+#       ssh_key: '/vagrant/.vagrant/machines/solar-dev2/virtualbox/private_key'
+#       ssh_user: 'vagrant'
+#   - id: node3
+#     from: resources/ro_node
+#     values:
+#       ip: '10.0.0.5'
+#       name: 'node3'
+#       ssh_key: '/vagrant/.vagrant/machines/solar-dev3/virtualbox/private_key'
+#       ssh_user: 'vagrant'