diff --git a/examples/counter-serverless/scripts/connect.ts b/examples/counter-serverless/scripts/connect.ts
index 805b957ad..5137d6f75 100644
--- a/examples/counter-serverless/scripts/connect.ts
+++ b/examples/counter-serverless/scripts/connect.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import type { Registry } from "../src/registry";
 async function main() {
 	const client = createClient<Registry>("http://localhost:6420");
 
-	const counter = client.counter.getOrCreate().connect();
+	const counter = client.counter.getOrCreate();
 
-	counter.on("newCount", (count: number) => console.log("Event:", count));
+	// counter.on("newCount", (count: number) => console.log("Event:", count));
 
 	for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
 		const out = await counter.increment(5);
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ async function main() {
 	}
 
 	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10000));
-	await counter.dispose();
+	// await counter.dispose();
 }
 
 main();
diff --git a/packages/next-js/src/mod.ts b/packages/next-js/src/mod.ts
index b73be941e..25da837c2 100644
--- a/packages/next-js/src/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/next-js/src/mod.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const toNextHandler = (
 	const publicUrl =
 		process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL ??
 		process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL ??
-		`http://127.0.0.1:${process.env.PORT ?? 8080}`;
+		`http://127.0.0.1:${process.env.PORT ?? 3000}`;
 	inputConfig.runnerKind = "serverless";
 	inputConfig.runEngine = true;
 	inputConfig.autoConfigureServerless = {
diff --git a/packages/rivetkit/src/registry/mod.ts b/packages/rivetkit/src/registry/mod.ts
index 3f0b3d9d6..f7173f94e 100644
--- a/packages/rivetkit/src/registry/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/rivetkit/src/registry/mod.ts
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ async function configureServerlessRunner(config: RunnerConfig): Promise<void> {
 				headers: customConfig.headers || {},
 				max_runners: customConfig.maxRunners ?? 100,
 				min_runners: customConfig.minRunners ?? 0,
-				request_lifespan: customConfig.requestLifespan ?? 15 * 60_000,
+				request_lifespan: customConfig.requestLifespan ?? 15 * 60,
 				runners_margin: customConfig.runnersMargin ?? 0,
 				slots_per_runner:
-					customConfig.slotsPerRunner ?? config.totalSlots ?? 10000,
+					customConfig.slotsPerRunner ?? config.totalSlots ?? 1000,
 			},
 		};