diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 35a2e79..5c17b56 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pom.xml
 pom.xml.asc
 .repl*
 /dev-resources
-/resources/public
+/test/resources/public/js
 figwheel_server.log
 *.jar
 *.class
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 6f646e7..41163a2 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                    :cljsbuild {
                     :builds [{:id "dev"
                               :source-paths ["src" "test"]
-                              :figwheel {:on-jsload "mount.example.cljs/on-js-reload" }
+                              ;; :figwheel {:on-jsload "mount.example.cljs/on-js-reload"}
 
                               :compiler {:main mount.example.cljs
                                          :asset-path "js/compiled/out"
@@ -36,6 +36,5 @@
                              {:id "prod"
                               :source-paths ["src" "test"]
                               :compiler {:output-to "test/resources/public/js/compiled/mount.js"
-                                         :main mount.example.cljs
                                          :optimizations :advanced
                                          :pretty-print false}}]}}})
diff --git a/test/mount/example/app_config.cljs b/test/mount/example/app_config.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4952209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mount/example/app_config.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+(ns mount.example.app-config
+  (:require-macros [mount.core :refer [defstate]]))
+
+(defn load-config [path]
+  (println "loading config from " path " (at least pretending)")
+  {:system-a {:uri "ws://echo.websocket.org/"}})
+
+(defstate config :start (load-config "resources/config.end"))
diff --git a/test/mount/example/cljs.cljs b/test/mount/example/cljs.cljs
index 25361ea..a7d800f 100644
--- a/test/mount/example/cljs.cljs
+++ b/test/mount/example/cljs.cljs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 (ns mount.example.cljs
-  (:require [mount.core :as mount])
-  (:require-macros [mount.core :refer [defstate]]))
+  (:require [mount.core :as mount]
+            [mount.example.websockets :refer [system-a]]))
 
 (enable-console-print!)
 
-(println "hi from mount!")
+(println "(mount/start)" (mount/start))
 
-(defn on-js-reload []
-  "reloading js..")
+(println "system-a: " @system-a)
+
+;; time for websocket to connect
+(js/setTimeout #(println "(mount/stop)" (mount/stop))
+               500)
diff --git a/test/mount/example/websockets.cljs b/test/mount/example/websockets.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..068a492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mount/example/websockets.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+(ns mount.example.websockets
+  (:require [mount.example.app-config :refer [config]])
+  (:require-macros [mount.core :refer [defstate]]))
+
+(defn connect [uri]
+  (println "connecting to " uri)
+  (let [ws (js/WebSocket. uri)]
+    (set! (.-onopen ws) #(println "opening ws @" uri))
+    (set! (.-onclose ws) #(println "closing ws @" uri))
+    ws))
+
+(defn disconnect [ws]
+  (println "disconnecting " @ws)
+  (.close @ws))
+
+(defstate system-a :start (connect (get-in @config [:system-a :uri]))
+                   :stop (disconnect system-a))