diff --git a/examples/v1arch/asyncio/agent/cmdrsp/implementing-scalar-mib-objects-over-ipv4-and-ipv6.py b/examples/v1arch/asyncio/agent/cmdrsp/implementing-scalar-mib-objects-over-ipv4-and-ipv6.py
index 266e8aad..802e709b 100644
--- a/examples/v1arch/asyncio/agent/cmdrsp/implementing-scalar-mib-objects-over-ipv4-and-ipv6.py
+++ b/examples/v1arch/asyncio/agent/cmdrsp/implementing-scalar-mib-objects-over-ipv4-and-ipv6.py
@@ -160,8 +160,13 @@ def cbFun(transportDispatcher, transportDomain, transportAddress, wholeMsg):
 transportDispatcher.jobStarted(1)
 
 try:
+    print("This program needs to run as root/administrator to monitor port 161.")
+    print("Started. Press Ctrl-C to stop")
     # Dispatcher will never finish as job#1 never reaches zero
     transportDispatcher.runDispatcher()
-except:
+
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    print("Shutting down...")
+
+finally:
     transportDispatcher.closeDispatcher()
-    raise
diff --git a/examples/v1arch/asyncio/manager/ntfrcv/listen-on-ipv4-and-ipv6-interfaces.py b/examples/v1arch/asyncio/manager/ntfrcv/listen-on-ipv4-and-ipv6-interfaces.py
index 74b63dcc..ea90cc5b 100644
--- a/examples/v1arch/asyncio/manager/ntfrcv/listen-on-ipv4-and-ipv6-interfaces.py
+++ b/examples/v1arch/asyncio/manager/ntfrcv/listen-on-ipv4-and-ipv6-interfaces.py
@@ -100,8 +100,13 @@ def cbFun(transportDispatcher, transportDomain, transportAddress, wholeMsg):
 transportDispatcher.jobStarted(1)
 
 try:
+    print("This program needs to run as root/administrator to monitor port 162.")
+    print("Started. Press Ctrl-C to stop")
     # Dispatcher will never finish as job#1 never reaches zero
     transportDispatcher.runDispatcher()
 
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    print("Shutting down...")
+
 finally:
     transportDispatcher.closeDispatcher()
diff --git a/examples/v3arch/asyncio/agent/cmdrsp/multiple-snmp-engines.py b/examples/v3arch/asyncio/agent/cmdrsp/multiple-snmp-engines.py
index dfbdb46e..017568d8 100644
--- a/examples/v3arch/asyncio/agent/cmdrsp/multiple-snmp-engines.py
+++ b/examples/v3arch/asyncio/agent/cmdrsp/multiple-snmp-engines.py
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@
 
 # Run I/O dispatcher which would receive queries and send responses
 try:
+    print("This program needs to run as root/administrator to monitor port 161.")
+    print("Started. Press Ctrl-C to stop")
     transportDispatcher.runDispatcher()
-except:
+
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    print("Shutting down...")
+
+finally:
     transportDispatcher.closeDispatcher()
-    raise