diff --git a/api/handler.go b/api/handler.go
index 71b36806..584a975f 100644
--- a/api/handler.go
+++ b/api/handler.go
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ func getEventRequest(r *http.Request) (*events.Request, bool, error) {
 			query.EndTime = newTime
 		}
 	}
+	if val, ok := urlMap["container_name"]; ok {
+		containerName := strings.Trim(val[0], " /")
+		query.ContainerName = "/" + containerName
+	}
 
 	return query, stream, nil
 }
diff --git a/client/clientexample/main.go b/client/clientexample/main.go
index ed9e5dc9..eb0f9b5a 100644
--- a/client/clientexample/main.go
+++ b/client/clientexample/main.go
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ func streamingClientExample(url string) {
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
 	staticClientExample()
-	streamingClientExample("?creation_events=true&stream=true")
+	streamingClientExample("?creation_events=true&stream=true&oom_events=true&deletion_events=true")
 }