diff --git a/examples/operator/pf.sh b/examples/operator/pf.sh
index 09485e04c6a..c0b267155f5 100755
--- a/examples/operator/pf.sh
+++ b/examples/operator/pf.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-kubectl port-forward --address localhost deployment/"$(kubectl get deployment --selector="planetscale.com/component=vtctld" -o=jsonpath="{.items..metadata.name}")" 15000 15999 &
+kubectl port-forward --address localhost "$(kubectl get service --selector="planetscale.com/component=vtctld" -o name | head -n1)" 15000 15999 &
 process_id1=$!
-kubectl port-forward --address localhost deployment/"$(kubectl get deployment --selector="planetscale.com/component=vtgate" -o=jsonpath="{.items..metadata.name}")" 15306:3306 &
+kubectl port-forward --address localhost "$(kubectl get service --selector="planetscale.com/component=vtgate,!planetscale.com/cell" -o name | head -n1)" 15306:3306 &
 process_id2=$!
 sleep 2
 echo "You may point your browser to http://localhost:15000, use the following aliases as shortcuts:"
-echo 'alias vtctlclient="vtctlclient -server=localhost:15999"'
+echo 'alias vtctlclient="vtctlclient -server=localhost:15999 -logtostderr"'
 echo 'alias mysql="mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -P 15306 -u user"'
 echo "Hit Ctrl-C to stop the port forwards"
 wait $process_id1