diff --git a/examples/client.rs b/examples/client.rs
index 144696a..5dd988e 100644
--- a/examples/client.rs
+++ b/examples/client.rs
@@ -25,35 +25,34 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     // sleep to avoid racing the server on startup when using cargo watch
     sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
 
-    if let Some(connect_addr) = env::args().nth(1) {
-        let url = url::Url::parse(&connect_addr)?;
+    let connect_addr = env::args()
+        .nth(1)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "ws://127.0.0.1:8080".to_string());
+    let url = url::Url::parse(&connect_addr)?;
 
-        let (stdin_tx, stdin_rx) = futures_channel::mpsc::unbounded();
-        tokio::spawn(read_stdin(stdin_tx));
+    let (stdin_tx, stdin_rx) = futures_channel::mpsc::unbounded();
+    tokio::spawn(read_stdin(stdin_tx));
 
-        let (ws_stream, res) = connect_async(url).await?;
+    let (ws_stream, res) = connect_async(url).await?;
 
-        println!(
-            "WebSocket handshake has been successfully completed\n{:#?}",
-            res
-        );
+    println!(
+        "WebSocket handshake has been successfully completed\n{:#?}",
+        res
+    );
 
-        let (sink, stream) = ws_stream.split();
+    let (sink, stream) = ws_stream.split();
 
-        let stdin_to_ws = stdin_rx.map(Ok).forward(sink);
+    let stdin_to_ws = stdin_rx.map(Ok).forward(sink);
 
-        let ws_to_stdout = {
-            stream.for_each(|message| async {
-                let data = message.unwrap().into_data();
-                tokio::io::stdout().write_all(&data).await.unwrap();
-            })
-        };
+    let ws_to_stdout = {
+        stream.for_each(|message| async {
+            let data = message.unwrap().into_data();
+            tokio::io::stdout().write_all(&data).await.unwrap();
+        })
+    };
 
-        pin_mut!(stdin_to_ws, ws_to_stdout);
-        future::select(stdin_to_ws, ws_to_stdout).await;
-    } else {
-        eprintln!("This program requires at least one argument!")
-    }
+    pin_mut!(stdin_to_ws, ws_to_stdout);
+    future::select(stdin_to_ws, ws_to_stdout).await;
 
     Ok(())
 }