diff --git a/examples/counter/package.json b/examples/counter/package.json
index 9868bba6..101ef7dc 100644
--- a/examples/counter/package.json
+++ b/examples/counter/package.json
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "react": "^15.0.1",
     "react-dom": "^15.0.1",
-    "react-hot-loader": "^3.0.0-beta.1",
     "react-redux": "^4.1.0",
     "redux": "^3.1.1",
     "redux-thunk": "^1.0.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "react-hot-loader": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
     "babel-cli": "^6.3.17",
     "babel-core": "^6.3.17",
     "babel-loader": "^6.2.0",
diff --git a/examples/counter/src/index.js b/examples/counter/src/index.js
index d9cf5e9e..519762fd 100644
--- a/examples/counter/src/index.js
+++ b/examples/counter/src/index.js
@@ -5,26 +5,28 @@ import configureStore from './store/configureStore';
 import Root from './containers/Root';
 
 const store = configureStore();
+const rootElement = document.getElementById('root');
 
-render(
-  <AppContainer>
-    <Root
-      store={ store }
-    />
-  </AppContainer>,
-  document.getElementById('root')
-);
+const devRender = () => {
+  const RootContainer = require('./containers/Root').default;
+  render(
+    <AppContainer>
+      <RootContainer
+        store={ store }
+        />
+    </AppContainer>,
+    rootElement
+  );
+};
 
 if (module.hot) {
-  module.hot.accept('./containers/Root', () => {
-    const RootContainer = require('./containers/Root').default;
-    render(
-      <AppContainer>
-        <RootContainer
-          store={ store }
-        />
-      </AppContainer>,
-      document.getElementById('root')
-    );
-  });
+  devRender();
+  module.hot.accept('./containers/Root', devRender);
+} else {
+  render(
+    <Root
+      store={ store }
+      />,
+    rootElement
+  );
 }
diff --git a/examples/todomvc/index.js b/examples/todomvc/index.js
index 64743f70..6e00b2d1 100644
--- a/examples/todomvc/index.js
+++ b/examples/todomvc/index.js
@@ -6,26 +6,28 @@ import configureStore from './store/configureStore';
 import Root from './containers/Root';
 
 const store = configureStore();
+const rootElement = document.getElementById('root');
 
-render(
-  <AppContainer>
-    <Root
-      store={ store }
-    />
-  </AppContainer>,
-  document.getElementById('root')
-);
+const devRender = () => {
+  const RootContainer = require('./containers/Root').default;
+  render(
+    <AppContainer>
+      <RootContainer
+        store={ store }
+        />
+    </AppContainer>,
+    rootElement
+  );
+};
 
 if (module.hot) {
-  module.hot.accept('./containers/Root', () => {
-    const RootContainer = require('./containers/Root').default;
-    render(
-      <AppContainer>
-        <RootContainer
-          store={ store }
-        />
-      </AppContainer>,
-      document.getElementById('root')
-    );
-  });
+  devRender();
+  module.hot.accept('./containers/Root', devRender);
+} else {
+  render(
+    <Root
+      store={ store }
+      />,
+    rootElement
+  );
 }
diff --git a/examples/todomvc/package.json b/examples/todomvc/package.json
index 396dcd2e..f3e2edf0 100644
--- a/examples/todomvc/package.json
+++ b/examples/todomvc/package.json
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
     "classnames": "^2.1.2",
     "react": "^15.0.1",
     "react-dom": "^15.0.1",
-    "react-hot-loader": "^3.0.0-beta.1",
     "react-redux": "^4.1.0",
     "redux": "^3.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "react-hot-loader": "^3.0.0-beta.2",
     "babel-cli": "^6.3.17",
     "babel-core": "^6.3.17",
     "babel-loader": "^6.2.0",