diff --git a/rpc/core/abci.go b/rpc/core/abci.go
index 2468a5f0..c9d516f9 100644
--- a/rpc/core/abci.go
+++ b/rpc/core/abci.go
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import (
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // result, err := client.ABCIQuery("", "abcd", true)
 // ```
 //
@@ -69,6 +74,11 @@ func ABCIQuery(path string, data cmn.HexBytes, height int64, prove bool) (*ctype
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // info, err := client.ABCIInfo()
 // ```
 //
diff --git a/rpc/core/blocks.go b/rpc/core/blocks.go
index a9252f55..ee4009e5 100644
--- a/rpc/core/blocks.go
+++ b/rpc/core/blocks.go
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ import (
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // info, err := client.BlockchainInfo(10, 10)
 // ```
 //
@@ -123,6 +128,11 @@ func filterMinMax(height, min, max, limit int64) (int64, int64, error) {
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // info, err := client.Block(10)
 // ```
 //
@@ -235,6 +245,11 @@ func Block(heightPtr *int64) (*ctypes.ResultBlock, error) {
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // info, err := client.Commit(11)
 // ```
 //
@@ -329,6 +344,11 @@ func Commit(heightPtr *int64) (*ctypes.ResultCommit, error) {
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // info, err := client.BlockResults(10)
 // ```
 //
diff --git a/rpc/core/consensus.go b/rpc/core/consensus.go
index 63a4dfe0..9968a1b2 100644
--- a/rpc/core/consensus.go
+++ b/rpc/core/consensus.go
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ import (
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // state, err := client.Validators()
 // ```
 //
@@ -67,6 +72,11 @@ func Validators(heightPtr *int64) (*ctypes.ResultValidators, error) {
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // state, err := client.DumpConsensusState()
 // ```
 //
@@ -225,6 +235,11 @@ func DumpConsensusState() (*ctypes.ResultDumpConsensusState, error) {
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // state, err := client.ConsensusState()
 // ```
 //
@@ -273,6 +288,11 @@ func ConsensusState() (*ctypes.ResultConsensusState, error) {
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // state, err := client.ConsensusParams()
 // ```
 //
diff --git a/rpc/core/events.go b/rpc/core/events.go
index 98c81fac..e4fd2041 100644
--- a/rpc/core/events.go
+++ b/rpc/core/events.go
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ import (
 //
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
 // err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
 // defer cancel()
 // query := query.MustParse("tm.event = 'Tx' AND tx.height = 3")
@@ -118,6 +122,10 @@ func Subscribe(wsCtx rpctypes.WSRPCContext, query string) (*ctypes.ResultSubscri
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
 // err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // err = client.Unsubscribe("test-client", query)
 // ```
 //
@@ -158,6 +166,10 @@ func Unsubscribe(wsCtx rpctypes.WSRPCContext, query string) (*ctypes.ResultUnsub
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
 // err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // err = client.UnsubscribeAll("test-client")
 // ```
 //
diff --git a/rpc/core/health.go b/rpc/core/health.go
index 0ec4b5b4..eeb8686b 100644
--- a/rpc/core/health.go
+++ b/rpc/core/health.go
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import (
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // result, err := client.Health()
 // ```
 //
diff --git a/rpc/core/mempool.go b/rpc/core/mempool.go
index 2e32790b..ff6b029c 100644
--- a/rpc/core/mempool.go
+++ b/rpc/core/mempool.go
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ import (
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // result, err := client.BroadcastTxAsync("123")
 // ```
 //
@@ -64,6 +69,11 @@ func BroadcastTxAsync(tx types.Tx) (*ctypes.ResultBroadcastTx, error) {
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // result, err := client.BroadcastTxSync("456")
 // ```
 //
@@ -118,6 +128,11 @@ func BroadcastTxSync(tx types.Tx) (*ctypes.ResultBroadcastTx, error) {
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // result, err := client.BroadcastTxCommit("789")
 // ```
 //
@@ -228,6 +243,11 @@ func BroadcastTxCommit(tx types.Tx) (*ctypes.ResultBroadcastTxCommit, error) {
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // result, err := client.UnconfirmedTxs()
 // ```
 //
@@ -266,6 +286,11 @@ func UnconfirmedTxs(limit int) (*ctypes.ResultUnconfirmedTxs, error) {
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // result, err := client.UnconfirmedTxs()
 // ```
 //
diff --git a/rpc/core/net.go b/rpc/core/net.go
index dbd4d8c0..b80902da 100644
--- a/rpc/core/net.go
+++ b/rpc/core/net.go
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ import (
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // info, err := client.NetInfo()
 // ```
 //
@@ -95,6 +100,11 @@ func UnsafeDialPeers(peers []string, persistent bool) (*ctypes.ResultDialPeers,
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // genesis, err := client.Genesis()
 // ```
 //
diff --git a/rpc/core/status.go b/rpc/core/status.go
index 793e1ade..224857d0 100644
--- a/rpc/core/status.go
+++ b/rpc/core/status.go
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ import (
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // result, err := client.Status()
 // ```
 //
diff --git a/rpc/core/tx.go b/rpc/core/tx.go
index ba632001..3bb0f28e 100644
--- a/rpc/core/tx.go
+++ b/rpc/core/tx.go
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ import (
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // tx, err := client.Tx([]byte("2B8EC32BA2579B3B8606E42C06DE2F7AFA2556EF"), true)
 // ```
 //
@@ -115,6 +120,11 @@ func Tx(hash []byte, prove bool) (*ctypes.ResultTx, error) {
 //
 // ```go
 // client := client.NewHTTP("tcp://0.0.0.0:26657", "/websocket")
+// err := client.Start()
+// if err != nil {
+//   // handle error
+// }
+// defer client.Stop()
 // q, err := tmquery.New("account.owner='Ivan'")
 // tx, err := client.TxSearch(q, true)
 // ```