diff --git a/elements/urth-core-behaviors/execution-complete-behavior.html b/elements/urth-core-behaviors/execution-complete-behavior.html
index a3fb028a..e060fedc 100644
--- a/elements/urth-core-behaviors/execution-complete-behavior.html
+++ b/elements/urth-core-behaviors/execution-complete-behavior.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       console.debug("Registering _onExecutionComplete for Execute Reply messages.");
       this.__replyCallback = this._onExecutionComplete.bind(this);
 
-      IPython.notebook.kernel.widget_manager.notebook.events.on(
+      IPython.notebook.events.on(
         'shell_reply.Kernel', this.__replyCallback
       );
     },
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     detached: function() {
         console.debug("Unregistering _onExecutionComplete for Execute Reply messages.");
         if (this.__replyCallback){
-            IPython.notebook.kernel.widget_manager.notebook.events.off(
+            IPython.notebook.events.off(
                 'shell_reply.Kernel', this.__replyCallback
             );
         }
diff --git a/etc/examples/standalone/index.html b/etc/examples/standalone/index.html
index f6dc1e0e..95e794fd 100644
--- a/etc/examples/standalone/index.html
+++ b/etc/examples/standalone/index.html
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
             <div class="inputarea"></div>
             <div class="widgetarea"></div>
             <template is='urth-core-bind' channel='a'>
+                <template is='dom-if' if='{{isready}}'>
+                    <urth-core-function ref="hello" arg-name="{{name}}" result="{{msg}}" auto></urth-core-function>
+                    name: <input type="text" value="{{name::input}}"></input>
+                </template>
                 <H1>{{msg}}</H1>
             </template>
         </div>
diff --git a/etc/examples/standalone/src/index.js b/etc/examples/standalone/src/index.js
index 28a8f285..55570c82 100644
--- a/etc/examples/standalone/src/index.js
+++ b/etc/examples/standalone/src/index.js
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(event) {
 
         // Run backend code to create the widgets.  You could also create the
         // widgets in the frontend, like the other /web/ examples demonstrate.
-        kernel.execute({ code: code });
+        var execPromise = kernel.execute({ code: code });
+        execPromise.onReply = function(){
+            IPython.notebook.events.trigger('shell_reply.Kernel');
+        }
+
     });
 });
diff --git a/etc/examples/standalone/widget_code.json b/etc/examples/standalone/widget_code.json
index e95cd3f7..f56afa1c 100644
--- a/etc/examples/standalone/widget_code.json
+++ b/etc/examples/standalone/widget_code.json
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 [
     "from urth.widgets.widget_channels import channel",
-    "channel('a').set('msg', 'Hello from kernel')"
+    "def hello(name):",
+    "    return 'Hello ' + name",
+    "channel('a').set('isready', True)"
 ]
+
+