diff --git a/example-clients/internal_metro.cpp b/example-clients/internal_metro.cpp
index 6591ec7c..59806c74 100644
--- a/example-clients/internal_metro.cpp
+++ b/example-clients/internal_metro.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ InternalMetro::InternalMetro(int freq, double max_amp, int dur_arg, int bpm, cha
         client_name = (char *) malloc (9 * sizeof (char));
         strcpy (client_name, "metro");
     }
-    if ((client = jack_client_new (client_name)) == 0) {
+    if ((client = jack_client_open (client_name, JackNullOption, NULL)) == 0) {
         fprintf (stderr, "jack server not running?\n");
         return ;
     }
diff --git a/example-clients/samplerate.c b/example-clients/samplerate.c
index 38480a53..fcbd6f3a 100644
--- a/example-clients/samplerate.c
+++ b/example-clients/samplerate.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	parse_arguments(argc, argv);
 
 	/* become a JACK client */
-	if ((client = jack_client_new(package)) == 0) {
+	if ((client = jack_client_open(package, JackNullOption, NULL)) == 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "JACK server not running?\n");
 		exit(1);
 	}
diff --git a/example-clients/zombie.c b/example-clients/zombie.c
index 0d3943c4..a3a2dadd 100644
--- a/example-clients/zombie.c
+++ b/example-clients/zombie.c
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	jack_client_t* client = NULL;
-    
     /* try to become a client of the JACK server */
-	if ((client = jack_client_new ("zombie")) == 0) {
+	if ((client = jack_client_open ("zombie", JackNullOption, NULL)) == 0) {
 		fprintf (stderr, "jack server not running?\n");
 		goto error;
 	}