diff --git a/examples/1-standard/app.js b/examples/1-standard/app.js
index 1de69e01..8b55477f 100644
--- a/examples/1-standard/app.js
+++ b/examples/1-standard/app.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const path = require('path');
 const http = require('http');
+const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser'); // Add if using cookie auth
 const { Pets } = require('./services');
 const OpenApiValidator = require('express-openapi-validator');
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ const apiSpec = path.join(__dirname, 'api.yaml');
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
 app.use(express.text());
 app.use(express.json());
+app.use(cookieParser()); // Add if using cookie auth enables req.cookies
 
 // Optionally serve the API spec
 app.use('/spec', express.static(apiSpec));
diff --git a/examples/2-standard-multiple-api-specs/app.js b/examples/2-standard-multiple-api-specs/app.js
index 8f002ea8..2fb9bf07 100644
--- a/examples/2-standard-multiple-api-specs/app.js
+++ b/examples/2-standard-multiple-api-specs/app.js
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 const express = require('express');
+const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
 const path = require('path');
 const http = require('http');
+
 const OpenApiValidator = require('express-openapi-validator');
 
 app = express();
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
 app.use(express.text());
 app.use(express.json());
+app.use(cookieParser()); // add if using cookie auth
 
 const versions = [1, 2];