diff --git a/samples/demos/azure-sql-edge-demos/Wind Turbine Demo/webappsrc/SqlDbEdgeDemoWeb/SqlDbEdgeDemo.Web/ClientApp/package-lock.json b/samples/demos/azure-sql-edge-demos/Wind Turbine Demo/webappsrc/SqlDbEdgeDemoWeb/SqlDbEdgeDemo.Web/ClientApp/package-lock.json
index b8d8fc78..43d14a5d 100644
--- a/samples/demos/azure-sql-edge-demos/Wind Turbine Demo/webappsrc/SqlDbEdgeDemoWeb/SqlDbEdgeDemo.Web/ClientApp/package-lock.json	
+++ b/samples/demos/azure-sql-edge-demos/Wind Turbine Demo/webappsrc/SqlDbEdgeDemoWeb/SqlDbEdgeDemo.Web/ClientApp/package-lock.json	
@@ -8205,9 +8205,9 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.15.tgz",
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+      "version": "4.17.21",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg=="
     },
     "lodash._reinterpolate": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
diff --git a/samples/features/json/reactjs/dotnet-comments-app/dotnet-comments-app.csproj b/samples/features/json/reactjs/dotnet-comments-app/dotnet-comments-app.csproj
index 067a5f12..c2ee2a0e 100644
--- a/samples/features/json/reactjs/dotnet-comments-app/dotnet-comments-app.csproj
+++ b/samples/features/json/reactjs/dotnet-comments-app/dotnet-comments-app.csproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Belgrade.Sql.Client" Version="0.3.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="1.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="1.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration" Version="1.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel" Version="1.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles" Version="1.0.2" />
diff --git a/samples/features/json/todo-app/dotnet-rest-api/dotnet-rest-api.csproj b/samples/features/json/todo-app/dotnet-rest-api/dotnet-rest-api.csproj
index 29c2e27d..37c7be1b 100644
--- a/samples/features/json/todo-app/dotnet-rest-api/dotnet-rest-api.csproj
+++ b/samples/features/json/todo-app/dotnet-rest-api/dotnet-rest-api.csproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Belgrade.Sql.Client" Version="0.3.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="1.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="1.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration" Version="1.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel" Version="1.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables" Version="1.0.2" />
diff --git a/samples/tutorials/node.js/macOS/SqlServerColumnstoreSample/columnstore.js b/samples/tutorials/node.js/macOS/SqlServerColumnstoreSample/columnstore.js
index ff4b9902..c1e3f7da 100644
--- a/samples/tutorials/node.js/macOS/SqlServerColumnstoreSample/columnstore.js
+++ b/samples/tutorials/node.js/macOS/SqlServerColumnstoreSample/columnstore.js
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@ connection.on('connect', function(err) {
             exec('SELECT SUM(Price) FROM Table_with_5M_rows');
         },
     ]);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
+
+// Initialize the connection.
+connection.connect();
diff --git a/samples/tutorials/node.js/macOS/SqlServerSample/connect.js b/samples/tutorials/node.js/macOS/SqlServerSample/connect.js
index 7a405b04..e4ff0cb5 100644
--- a/samples/tutorials/node.js/macOS/SqlServerSample/connect.js
+++ b/samples/tutorials/node.js/macOS/SqlServerSample/connect.js
@@ -20,4 +20,7 @@ connection.on('connect', function(err) {
   } else {
     console.log('Connected');
   }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
+
+// Initialize the connection.
+connection.connect();
diff --git a/samples/tutorials/node.js/macOS/SqlServerSample/crud.js b/samples/tutorials/node.js/macOS/SqlServerSample/crud.js
index 160a28f1..4b26179b 100644
--- a/samples/tutorials/node.js/macOS/SqlServerSample/crud.js
+++ b/samples/tutorials/node.js/macOS/SqlServerSample/crud.js
@@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ connection.on('connect', function(err) {
       } else {
         console.log("Done!");
       }
-    }
-                   )
+    })
   }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
+
+
+// Initialize the connection.
+connection.connect();