diff --git a/examples/pycaosdb_example.py b/examples/pycaosdb_example.py
index d128e4e6d01d3d868960c2646a18919f8f7be2f2..c7eab4a64e6797f26b49716499ee4e0267b167a1 100755
--- a/examples/pycaosdb_example.py
+++ b/examples/pycaosdb_example.py
@@ -6,12 +6,19 @@ Make sure that a `pycaosdb.ini` is readable at one of the expected locations.
 
 import random
 
-import caosdb
+import caosdb as db
+
+
+def reconfigure_connection():
+    """Change the current connection configuration."""
+    conf = db.configuration.get_config()
+    conf.set("Connection", "url", "https://demo.indiscale.com")
+    db.configure_connection()
 
 
 def main():
     """Shows a few examples how to use the CaosDB library."""
-    conf = dict(caosdb.configuration.get_config().items("Connection"))
+    conf = dict(db.configuration.get_config().items("Connection"))
     print("##### Config:\n{}\n".format(conf))
 
     if conf["cacert"] == "/path/to/caosdb.ca.pem":
@@ -19,12 +26,12 @@ def main():
               "please fix it.")
 
     # Query the server, the result is a Container
-    result = caosdb.Query("FIND Record").execute()
+    result = db.Query("FIND Record").execute()
     print("##### First query result:\n{}\n".format(result[0]))
 
     # Retrieve a random Record
     rec_id = random.choice([rec.id for rec in result])
-    rec = caosdb.Record(id=rec_id).retrieve()
+    rec = db.Record(id=rec_id).retrieve()
     print("##### Randomly retrieved Record:\n{}\n".format(rec))