diff --git a/examples/dump-repos b/examples/dump-repos
index 9a2dc09a..fe04e2e7 100755
--- a/examples/dump-repos
+++ b/examples/dump-repos
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def make_client(args):
             log.warning("No password provided for %s", args.username)
         auth = (args.username, args.password)
 
-    return Client(args.url, auth=auth)
+    return Client(args.url, auth=auth, verify=not args.insecure)
 
 
 def main():
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument(
         "--password", help="Pulp password (or set PULP_PASSWORD in env)"
     )
+    parser.add_argument("--insecure", default=False, action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--debug", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument(
         "search", nargs="*", help="Dump repos matching certain criteria only"
diff --git a/examples/garbage-collect b/examples/garbage-collect
index 6f4ac1ce..5ae3cedc 100755
--- a/examples/garbage-collect
+++ b/examples/garbage-collect
@@ -42,19 +42,20 @@ def make_client(args):
             log.warning("No password provided for %s", args.username)
         auth = (args.username, args.password)
 
-    return Client(args.url, auth=auth)
+    return Client(args.url, auth=auth, verify=not args.insecure)
 
 
 def main():
     log.setLevel(logging.INFO)
     logging.basicConfig(format="%(message)s")
 
-    parser = ArgumentParser(help="Garbage collect old repositories")
+    parser = ArgumentParser(description="Garbage collect old repositories")
     parser.add_argument("--url", help="Pulp server URL")
     parser.add_argument("--username", help="Pulp username")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--password", help="Pulp password (or set PULP_PASSWORD in env)"
     )
+    parser.add_argument("--insecure", default=False, action="store_true")
 
     p = parser.parse_args()
     if not p.url:
diff --git a/examples/publish b/examples/publish
index 9fba820b..334b738b 100755
--- a/examples/publish
+++ b/examples/publish
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def make_client(args):
             log.warning("No password provided for %s", args.username)
         auth = (args.username, args.password)
 
-    return Client(args.url, auth=auth)
+    return Client(args.url, auth=auth, verify=not args.insecure)
 
 
 def main():
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument(
         "--password", help="Pulp password (or set PULP_PASSWORD in env)"
     )
+    parser.add_argument("--insecure", default=False, action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--debug", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("repo_id", nargs="+")
 
diff --git a/examples/set-maintenance b/examples/set-maintenance
index fc804bfc..fa17483c 100755
--- a/examples/set-maintenance
+++ b/examples/set-maintenance
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ def set_maintenance(client, regex):
 
     crit = Criteria.with_field("id", Matcher.regex(regex))
     # search repo
-    repos = self.search_repository(crit).result()
+    repos = client.search_repository(crit).result()
 
     repo_ids = [repo.id for repo in repos]
     report = report.add(repo_ids)
     # get the repo ids and feed to report
 
-    tasks = client.set_maintainenance(report).result()
+    tasks = client.set_maintenance(report).result()
 
     report = client.get_maintenance_report().result()
     log.info("maintenance mode set: %s", report.entries)