diff --git a/examples/ndn-simple.cpp b/examples/ndn-simple.cpp
index 913c16f..0e84b4d 100644
--- a/examples/ndn-simple.cpp
+++ b/examples/ndn-simple.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
   // Consumer will request /prefix/0, /prefix/1, ...
   consumerHelper.SetPrefix("/prefix");
   consumerHelper.SetAttribute("Frequency", StringValue("10")); // 10 interests a second
-  consumerHelper.Install(nodes.Get(0));                        // first node
+  auto apps = consumerHelper.Install(nodes.Get(0));                        // first node
+  apps.Stop(Seconds(10.0)); // stop the consumer app at 10 seconds mark
 
   // Producer
   ndn::AppHelper producerHelper("ns3::ndn::Producer");