diff --git a/examples/kubernetes_example/src/main.rs b/examples/kubernetes_example/src/main.rs
index 8deb4572..8ebbef1b 100644
--- a/examples/kubernetes_example/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/kubernetes_example/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#![feature(async_closure)] // not actually necessary, just added to test that feature defs work.
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate lazy_static;
 #[macro_use(c)]
diff --git a/examples/local_queue_example/src/main.rs b/examples/local_queue_example/src/main.rs
index 6b09adc9..b305d888 100644
--- a/examples/local_queue_example/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/local_queue_example/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#![feature(async_closure)] // not actually necessary, just added to test that feature defs work.
 extern crate proc_macro;
 use futures::future::try_join_all;
 use rand;
diff --git a/turbolift_macros/src/lib.rs b/turbolift_macros/src/lib.rs
index a097319b..b2436768 100644
--- a/turbolift_macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/turbolift_macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -74,59 +74,54 @@ pub fn on(distribution_platform_: TokenStream, function_: TokenStream) -> TokenS
     let sanitized_file = extract_function::get_sanitized_file(&function);
     // todo make code below hygienic in case sanitized_file also imports from actix_web
     let main_file = q! {
-        use turbolift::actix_web::{self, get, web, HttpResponse, HttpRequest, Result, Responder};
+        #sanitized_file
         use turbolift::tokio_compat_02::FutureExt;
 
-        #sanitized_file
         #dummy_function
         #target_function
 
-        #[get("/health-probe")]
-        async fn health_probe(_req: HttpRequest) -> impl Responder {
-            HttpResponse::Ok()
+        async fn health_probe(_req: turbolift::actix_web::HttpRequest) -> impl turbolift::actix_web::Responder {
+            turbolift::actix_web::HttpResponse::Ok()
         }
 
-        #[get(#wrapper_route)]
         #[turbolift::tracing::instrument]
-        async fn turbolift_wrapper(web::Path((#untyped_params_tokens_with_run_id)): web::Path<(#param_types)>) -> Result<HttpResponse> {
-            Ok(
-                HttpResponse::Ok()
-                    .json(#function_name(#untyped_params_tokens))
-            )
+        async fn turbolift_wrapper(turbolift::actix_web::web::Path((#untyped_params_tokens_with_run_id)): turbolift::actix_web::web::Path<(#param_types)>) -> impl turbolift::actix_web::Responder {
+            turbolift::actix_web::HttpResponse::Ok()
+                .json(#function_name(#untyped_params_tokens))
         }
 
-        #[actix_web::main]
         #[turbolift::tracing::instrument]
-        async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
-            use actix_web::{App, HttpServer, HttpRequest, web};
-
-            let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
-            let ip_and_port = &args[1];
-            turbolift::tracing::info!("service main() started. ip_and_port parsed.");
-            HttpServer::new(
-                ||
-                    App::new()
-                        .service(
-                            turbolift_wrapper
-                        )
-                        .service(
-                            health_probe
-                        )
-                        .default_service(
-                            web::get()
-                                .to(
-                                    |req: HttpRequest|
-                                        HttpResponse::NotFound().body(
-                                            format!("endpoint not found: {}", req.uri())
+        fn main() {
+            turbolift::actix_web::rt::System::new("main".to_string())
+                .block_on(async move {
+                    let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
+                    let ip_and_port = &args[1];
+                    turbolift::tracing::info!("service main() started. ip_and_port parsed.");
+                    turbolift::actix_web::HttpServer::new(
+                        ||
+                            turbolift::actix_web::App::new()
+                                .route(
+                                    #wrapper_route, turbolift::actix_web::web::get().to(turbolift_wrapper)
+                                )
+                                .route(
+                                    "/health-probe", turbolift::actix_web::web::get().to(health_probe)
+                                )
+                                .default_service(
+                                    turbolift::actix_web::web::get()
+                                        .to(
+                                            |req: turbolift::actix_web::HttpRequest|
+                                                turbolift::actix_web::HttpResponse::NotFound().body(
+                                                    format!("endpoint not found: {}", req.uri())
+                                                )
                                         )
                                 )
-                        )
-            )
-            .bind(ip_and_port)?
-            .run()
-            .compat()
-            .await
-        }
+                    )
+                    .bind(ip_and_port)?
+                    .run()
+                    .compat()
+                    .await
+                }).unwrap();
+    }
     };
 
     // copy all files in repo into cache