diff --git a/examples/guestbook/README.md b/examples/guestbook/README.md
index e71265b472..20c99b33ed 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/README.md
+++ b/examples/guestbook/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Use the file `examples/guestbook/redis-master.json` which describes a single pod
         "image": "dockerfile/redis",
         "ports": [{
           "containerPort": 6379,
-          "hostPort": 6379
         }]
       }]
     }
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ The pod that you created in Step One has the label `name=redis-master`. The sele
   "id": "redismaster",
   "kind": "Service",
   "apiVersion": "v1beta1",
-  "port": 10000,
+  "port": 6379,
   "containerPort": 6379,
   "selector": {
     "name": "redis-master"
@@ -99,12 +98,12 @@ to create the service with the `kubecfg` cli:
 $ cluster/kubecfg.sh -c examples/guestbook/redis-master-service.json create services
   ID                Labels              Selector            Port
 ----------          ----------          ----------          ----------
-redismaster                             name=redis-master   10000
+redismaster                             name=redis-master   6379
 ```
 
-This will cause all pods to see the redis master apparently running on localhost:10000.
+This will cause all pods to see the redis master apparently running on <ip>:6379.
 
-Once created, the service proxy on each minion is configured to set up a proxy on the specified port (in this case port 10000).
+Once created, the service proxy on each minion is configured to set up a proxy on the specified port (in this case port 6379).
 
 ### Step Three: Turn up the replicated slave pods.
 Although the redis master is a single pod, the redis read slaves are a 'replicated' pod. In Kubernetes, a replication controller is responsible for managing multiple instances of a replicated pod.
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ Use the file `examples/guestbook/redis-slave-controller.json`
            "containers": [{
              "name": "slave",
              "image": "brendanburns/redis-slave",
-             "ports": [{"containerPort": 6379, "hostPort": 6380}]
+             "ports": [{"containerPort": 6379}]
            }]
          }
        },
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ Just like the master, we want to have a service to proxy connections to the read
   "id": "redisslave",
   "kind": "Service",
   "apiVersion": "v1beta1",
-  "port": 10001,
+  "port": 6379,
   "containerPort": 6379,
   "labels": {
     "name": "redisslave"
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ Now that you have created the service specification, create it in your cluster w
 $ cluster/kubecfg.sh -c examples/guestbook/redis-slave-service.json create services
   ID                Labels              Selector            Port
 ----------          ----------          ----------          ----------
-redisslave          name=redisslave     name=redisslave     10001
+redisslave          name=redisslave     name=redisslave     6379 
 ```
 
 ### Step Five: Create the frontend pod.
diff --git a/examples/guestbook/frontend-controller.json b/examples/guestbook/frontend-controller.json
index 6a5deab91a..1138f73770 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/frontend-controller.json
+++ b/examples/guestbook/frontend-controller.json
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
            }]
          }
        },
-       "labels": {"name": "frontend"}
+       "labels": {
+         "name": "frontend",
+         "uses": "redisslave,redis-master"
+       }
       }},
   "labels": {"name": "frontend"}
 }
diff --git a/examples/guestbook/frontend-service.json b/examples/guestbook/frontend-service.json
index 599c393900..9e2ff3d529 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/frontend-service.json
+++ b/examples/guestbook/frontend-service.json
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
   "id": "frontend",
   "kind": "Service",
   "apiVersion": "v1beta1",
-  "port": 9998,
+  "port": 80,
   "containerPort": 80,
   "selector": {
     "name": "frontend"
+  },
+  "labels": {
+    "name": "frontend"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/guestbook/redis-master-service.json b/examples/guestbook/redis-master-service.json
index 63e5468bc3..00dc375573 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/redis-master-service.json
+++ b/examples/guestbook/redis-master-service.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "id": "redismaster",
+  "id": "redis-master",
   "kind": "Service",
   "apiVersion": "v1beta1",
-  "port": 10000,
+  "port": 6379,
   "containerPort": 6379,
   "selector": {
     "name": "redis-master"
diff --git a/examples/guestbook/redis-master.json b/examples/guestbook/redis-master.json
index c1aaf9ff8f..62f353cba3 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/redis-master.json
+++ b/examples/guestbook/redis-master.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "id": "redis-master-2",
+  "id": "redis-master",
   "kind": "Pod",
   "apiVersion": "v1beta1",
   "desiredState": {
     "manifest": {
       "version": "v1beta1",
-      "id": "redis-master-2",
+      "id": "redis-master",
       "containers": [{
         "name": "master",
         "image": "dockerfile/redis",
diff --git a/examples/guestbook/redis-slave-controller.json b/examples/guestbook/redis-slave-controller.json
index 4df013737d..3b77c24a40 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/redis-slave-controller.json
+++ b/examples/guestbook/redis-slave-controller.json
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
            }]
          }
        },
-       "labels": {"name": "redisslave"}
+       "labels": {
+         "name": "redisslave",
+         "uses": "redis-master",
+       }
       }},
   "labels": {"name": "redisslave"}
 }
diff --git a/examples/guestbook/redis-slave-service.json b/examples/guestbook/redis-slave-service.json
index f90a9be9ff..b7446ee8b0 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/redis-slave-service.json
+++ b/examples/guestbook/redis-slave-service.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "id": "redisslave",
   "kind": "Service",
   "apiVersion": "v1beta1",
-  "port": 10001,
+  "port": 6379,
   "containerPort": 6379,
   "labels": {
     "name": "redisslave"
diff --git a/hack/test-cmd.sh b/hack/test-cmd.sh
index e2cb665f6a..f9af277375 100755
--- a/hack/test-cmd.sh
+++ b/hack/test-cmd.sh
@@ -99,15 +99,15 @@ kube::log::status "Testing kubectl(pods)"
 "${kube_cmd[@]}" get pods "${kube_flags[@]}"
 "${kube_cmd[@]}" create -f examples/guestbook/redis-master.json "${kube_flags[@]}"
 "${kube_cmd[@]}" get pods "${kube_flags[@]}"
-"${kube_cmd[@]}" get pod redis-master-2 "${kube_flags[@]}"
-[[ "$("${kube_cmd[@]}" get pod redis-master-2 -o template --output-version=v1beta1 -t '{{ .id }}' "${kube_flags[@]}")" == "redis-master-2" ]]
-output_pod=$("${kube_cmd[@]}" get pod redis-master-2 -o json --output-version=v1beta1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
-"${kube_cmd[@]}" delete pod redis-master-2 "${kube_flags[@]}"
+"${kube_cmd[@]}" get pod redis-master "${kube_flags[@]}"
+[[ "$("${kube_cmd[@]}" get pod redis-master -o template --output-version=v1beta1 -t '{{ .id }}' "${kube_flags[@]}")" == "redis-master" ]]
+output_pod=$("${kube_cmd[@]}" get pod redis-master -o json --output-version=v1beta1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+"${kube_cmd[@]}" delete pod redis-master "${kube_flags[@]}"
 [[ $("${kube_cmd[@]}" get pods -o template -t '{{ len .items }}' "${kube_flags[@]}") -eq 0 ]]
 echo $output_pod | "${kube_cmd[@]}" create -f - "${kube_flags[@]}"
 [[ $("${kube_cmd[@]}" get pods -o template -t '{{ len .items }}' "${kube_flags[@]}") -eq 1 ]]
-"${kube_cmd[@]}" get pods -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" | grep -q "id: redis-master-2"
-"${kube_cmd[@]}" describe pod redis-master-2 "${kube_flags[@]}" | grep -q 'Name:.*redis-master-2'
+"${kube_cmd[@]}" get pods -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" | grep -q "id: redis-master"
+"${kube_cmd[@]}" describe pod redis-master "${kube_flags[@]}" | grep -q 'Name:.*redis-master'
 "${kube_cmd[@]}" delete -f examples/guestbook/redis-master.json "${kube_flags[@]}"
 
 kube::log::status "Testing kubectl(services)"