diff --git a/examples/trading-runner/package.json b/examples/trading-runner/package.json
index 3464f3f9b..0300eaa11 100644
--- a/examples/trading-runner/package.json
+++ b/examples/trading-runner/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "pnpm -w run build-all",
-    "cli": "pnpm build && tsx src/index.ts",
+    "cli": "tsx src/index.ts",
     "clean": "rimraf ./dist ./.cache",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
diff --git a/examples/trading-runner/src/index.ts b/examples/trading-runner/src/index.ts
index e3e204b84..b1b8102e1 100644
--- a/examples/trading-runner/src/index.ts
+++ b/examples/trading-runner/src/index.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import { toReadableAmount } from "./utils";
 
 // For demonstration purposes, create a globally accessible TurnkeyClient
 const turnkeyClient = new TurnkeySDKServer({
-  apiBaseUrl: "https://api.turnkey.com",
+  apiBaseUrl: process.env.BASE_URL!,
   apiPublicKey: process.env.API_PUBLIC_KEY!,
   apiPrivateKey: process.env.API_PRIVATE_KEY!,
   defaultOrganizationId: process.env.ORGANIZATION_ID!,
diff --git a/examples/trading-runner/src/requests/createPolicy.ts b/examples/trading-runner/src/requests/createPolicy.ts
index 8d1b49640..afd2f040b 100644
--- a/examples/trading-runner/src/requests/createPolicy.ts
+++ b/examples/trading-runner/src/requests/createPolicy.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default async function createPolicy(
   condition: string
 ): Promise<string> {
   try {
-    const { policyId } = await turnkeyClient.apiClient().createPolicy({
+    const { policyId } = await turnkeyClient.createPolicy({
       policyName,
       condition,
       consensus,
diff --git a/examples/trading-runner/src/requests/createPrivateKey.ts b/examples/trading-runner/src/requests/createPrivateKey.ts
index 2c0cb2081..01eb30f0a 100644
--- a/examples/trading-runner/src/requests/createPrivateKey.ts
+++ b/examples/trading-runner/src/requests/createPrivateKey.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default async function createPrivateKey(
   console.log("creating a new Ethereum private key on Turnkey...\n");
 
   try {
-    const { privateKeys } = await turnkeyClient.apiClient().createPrivateKeys({
+    const { privateKeys } = await turnkeyClient.createPrivateKeys({
       privateKeys: [
         {
           privateKeyName,
diff --git a/examples/trading-runner/src/requests/createUser.ts b/examples/trading-runner/src/requests/createUser.ts
index f18a24bc0..3ccbefdb8 100644
--- a/examples/trading-runner/src/requests/createUser.ts
+++ b/examples/trading-runner/src/requests/createUser.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default async function createUser(
   publicKey: string
 ): Promise<string> {
   try {
-    const { userIds } = await turnkeyClient.apiClient().createApiOnlyUsers({
+    const { userIds } = await turnkeyClient.createApiOnlyUsers({
       apiOnlyUsers: [
         {
           userName,