diff --git a/examples/behind-reverse-proxy/cleanup-linux.sh b/examples/behind-reverse-proxy/cleanup-linux.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e5b0e9cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/behind-reverse-proxy/cleanup-linux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ] ; then
+	echo "❌ Run me as root"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+systemctl stop haproxy
diff --git a/examples/proxy-protocol/cleanup-linux.sh b/examples/proxy-protocol/cleanup-linux.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e5b0e9cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/proxy-protocol/cleanup-linux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ] ; then
+	echo "❌ Run me as root"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+systemctl stop haproxy