diff --git a/examples/counter_without_macros/Cargo.toml b/examples/counter_without_macros/Cargo.toml
index 6c626a934..9b22121de 100644
--- a/examples/counter_without_macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/counter_without_macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ codegen-units = 1
 lto = true
 
 [dependencies]
-leptos = { path = "../../leptos" }
+leptos = { path = "../../leptos", features = ["csr"] }
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1.7"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/examples/counter_without_macros/src/lib.rs b/examples/counter_without_macros/src/lib.rs
index 128c8dce2..2881f6bfa 100644
--- a/examples/counter_without_macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/counter_without_macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ use leptos::{
 // A component is really just a function call: it runs once to create the DOM and reactive system
 pub fn counter(initial_value: i32, step: u32) -> impl IntoView {
     let count = RwSignal::new(Count::new(initial_value, step));
+    Effect::new(move |_| {
+        leptos::logging::log!("count = {:?}", count.get());
+    });
 
     // the function name is the same as the HTML tag name
     div()
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ impl Count {
     }
 
     pub fn value(&self) -> i32 {
+        leptos::logging::log!("value = {}", self.value);
         self.value
     }