diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e088e94fdc8f..1957d2766526 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1648,6 +1648,25 @@ if(WITH_EXAMPLES)
   add_subdirectory(examples)
 endif()
 
+option(WITH_CLOUD_EXAMPLES "build with cloud examples" OFF)
+if(WITH_CLOUD_EXAMPLES)
+  set(EXAMPLES
+    cloud/examples/clone_example.cc
+    cloud/examples/cloud_dump.cc
+    cloud/examples/cloud_durable_example.cc
+  )
+  foreach(sourcefile ${EXAMPLES})
+    message(${sourcefile})
+    get_filename_component(exename ${sourcefile} NAME_WE)
+    add_executable(${exename}${ARTIFACT_SUFFIX} ${sourcefile})
+    target_link_libraries(${exename}${ARTIFACT_SUFFIX}
+      PRIVATE
+        ${ROCKSDB_LIB}
+        ${THIRDPARTY_LIBS}
+    )
+  endforeach()
+endif()
+
 option(WITH_BENCHMARK "build benchmark tests" OFF)
 if(WITH_BENCHMARK)
   add_subdirectory(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/microbench/)
diff --git a/cloud/examples/clone_example.cc b/cloud/examples/clone_example.cc
index b1c489219dbc..9eede402c95d 100644
--- a/cloud/examples/clone_example.cc
+++ b/cloud/examples/clone_example.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017-present, Rockset, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+#include <aws/core/Aws.h>
+
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ Status CloneDB(const std::string& clone_name, const std::string& src_bucket,
 
   // Create new AWS env
   CloudFileSystem* cfs;
-  Status st = CloudFileSystem::NewAwsFileSystem(
+  Status st = CloudFileSystemEnv::NewAwsFileSystem(
       FileSystem::Default(), src_bucket, src_object_path, kRegion, dest_bucket,
       dest_object_path, kRegion, cloud_fs_options, nullptr, &cfs);
   if (!st.ok()) {
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ Status CloneDB(const std::string& clone_name, const std::string& src_bucket,
 }
 
 int main() {
+  Aws::InitAPI(Aws::SDKOptions());
+
   // cloud environment config options here
   CloudFileSystemOptions cloud_fs_options;
 
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ int main() {
 
   // Create a new AWS cloud env Status
   CloudFileSystem* cfs;
-  Status s = CloudFileSystem::NewAwsFileSystem(
+  Status s = CloudFileSystemEnv::NewAwsFileSystem(
       FileSystem::Default(), kBucketSuffix, kDBPath, kRegion, kBucketSuffix,
       kDBPath, kRegion, cloud_fs_options, nullptr, &cfs);
   if (!s.ok()) {
@@ -185,5 +189,6 @@ int main() {
 
   fprintf(stdout, "Successfully used db at %s and clone at %s in bucket %s.\n",
           kDBPath.c_str(), kClonePath.c_str(), bucketName.c_str());
+  Aws::ShutdownAPI(Aws::SDKOptions());
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/cloud/examples/cloud_dump.cc b/cloud/examples/cloud_dump.cc
index 36f25c54acf4..67be65d59970 100644
--- a/cloud/examples/cloud_dump.cc
+++ b/cloud/examples/cloud_dump.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017-present, Rockset, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+#include <aws/core/Aws.h>
+
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ std::string kBucketSuffix = "cloud.durable.example.";
 std::string kRegion = "us-west-2";
 
 int main() {
+  Aws::InitAPI(Aws::SDKOptions());
+
   // cloud environment config options here
   CloudFileSystemOptions cloud_fs_options;
 
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ int main() {
 
   // Create a new AWS cloud env Status
   CloudFileSystem* cfs;
-  Status s = CloudFileSystem::NewAwsFileSystem(
+  Status s = CloudFileSystemEnv::NewAwsFileSystem(
       FileSystem::Default(), kBucketSuffix, kDBPath, kRegion, kBucketSuffix,
       kDBPath, kRegion, cloud_fs_options, nullptr, &cfs);
   if (!s.ok()) {
@@ -102,5 +106,6 @@ int main() {
 
   fprintf(stdout, "Successfully read db at path %s in bucket %s.\n",
           kDBPath.c_str(), bucketName.c_str());
+  Aws::ShutdownAPI(Aws::SDKOptions());
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/cloud/examples/cloud_durable_example.cc b/cloud/examples/cloud_durable_example.cc
index 642226305cef..e8f07204fd66 100644
--- a/cloud/examples/cloud_durable_example.cc
+++ b/cloud/examples/cloud_durable_example.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017-present, Rockset, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+#include <aws/core/Aws.h>
+
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ static const bool flushAtEnd = true;
 static const bool disableWAL = false;
 
 int main() {
+  Aws::InitAPI(Aws::SDKOptions());
+
   // cloud environment config options here
   CloudFileSystemOptions cloud_fs_options;
 
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ int main() {
 
   // Create a new AWS cloud env Status
   CloudFileSystem* cfs;
-  Status s = CloudFileSystem::NewAwsFileSystem(
+  Status s = CloudFileSystemEnv::NewAwsFileSystem(
       FileSystem::Default(), kBucketSuffix, kDBPath, kRegion, kBucketSuffix,
       kDBPath, kRegion, cloud_fs_options, nullptr, &cfs);
   if (!s.ok()) {
@@ -128,5 +132,6 @@ int main() {
 
   fprintf(stdout, "Successfully used db at path %s in bucket %s.\n",
           kDBPath.c_str(), bucketName.c_str());
+  Aws::ShutdownAPI(Aws::SDKOptions());
   return 0;
 }