diff --git a/clients/curl/example.sh b/clients/curl/example.sh
index 59e9eb52c..eb7670349 100755
--- a/clients/curl/example.sh
+++ b/clients/curl/example.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Example client accesses to blob server using curl.
-#
-#
 
+BSHOST=localhost:8080
+BSPASS=foo
 
 # Preupload -- 200 response
-curl -v \
-  -d camliversion=1 \
-  http://localhost:8080/camli/preupload
+curl -u user:$BSPASS -d camliversion=1 http://$BSHOST/camli/preupload
 
 # Upload -- 200 response
 curl -v -L \
@@ -21,24 +19,19 @@ curl -v -L \
   #<the url returned by preupload>
 
 # Get present -- the blob
-curl -v http://localhost:8080/camli/\
-sha1-126249fd8c18cbb5312a5705746a2af87fba9538
+curl -u user:$BSPASS -v http://$BSHOST/camli/sha1-126249fd8c18cbb5312a5705746a2af87fba9538
 
 # Get missing -- 404
-curl -v http://localhost:8080/camli/\
-sha1-22a7fdd575f4c3e7caa3a55cc83db8b8a6714f0f
+curl -u user:$BSPASS -v http://$BSHOST/camli/sha1-22a7fdd575f4c3e7caa3a55cc83db8b8a6714f0f
 
 # Check present -- 200 with only headers
-curl -I http://localhost:8080/camli/\
-sha1-126249fd8c18cbb5312a5705746a2af87fba9538
+curl -u user:$BSPASS -I http://$BSHOST/camli/sha1-126249fd8c18cbb5312a5705746a2af87fba9538
 
 # Check missing -- 404 with empty list response
-curl -I http://localhost:8080/camli/\
-sha1-22a7fdd575f4c3e7caa3a55cc83db8b8a6714f0f
+curl -I http://$BSHOST/camli/sha1-22a7fdd575f4c3e7caa3a55cc83db8b8a6714f0f
 
 # List -- 200 with list of blobs (just one)
-curl -v http://localhost:8080/camli/enumerate-blobs?limit=1
+curl -v -u user:$BSPASS http://$BSHOST/camli/enumerate-blobs?limit=1
 
 # List offset -- 200 with list of no blobs
-curl -v http://localhost:8080/camli/enumerate-blobs?after=\
-sha1-126249fd8c18cbb5312a5705746a2af87fba9538
+curl -v -u user:$BSPASS http://$BSHOST/camli/enumerate-blobs?after=sha1-126249fd8c18cbb5312a5705746a2af87fba9538