diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9317546..6171eb1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ and then match connections:
 // Create the main listener.
 l, err := net.Listen("tcp", ":23456")
 if err != nil {
-	log.Fatal(err)
+	panic(err)
 }
 
 // Create a cmux.
diff --git a/example_recursive_test.go b/example_recursive_test.go
index 3df3c85..0f5dbc6 100644
--- a/example_recursive_test.go
+++ b/example_recursive_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/rpc"
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ func tlsListener(l net.Listener) net.Listener {
 	// Load certificates.
 	certificate, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair("cert.pem", "key.pem")
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	config := &tls.Config{
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ func Example_recursiveCmux() {
 	// Create the TCP listener.
 	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:50051")
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	// Create a mux.
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index bcda8f3..d11e5a5 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cmux_test
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/rpc"
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ func serveGRPC(l net.Listener) {
 func Example() {
 	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:50051")
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	m := cmux.New(l)
diff --git a/example_tls_test.go b/example_tls_test.go
index 7f80303..562947e 100644
--- a/example_tls_test.go
+++ b/example_tls_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ func serveHTTPS(l net.Listener) {
 	// Load certificates.
 	certificate, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair("cert.pem", "key.pem")
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	config := &tls.Config{
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ func Example_bothHTTPAndHTTPS() {
 	// Create the TCP listener.
 	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:50051")
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	// Create a mux.