diff --git a/examples/ipc_pyarrow/main.py b/examples/ipc_pyarrow/main.py
index c59eb271f19..c3b1468dea8 100644
--- a/examples/ipc_pyarrow/main.py
+++ b/examples/ipc_pyarrow/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import pyarrow as pa
 from time import sleep
+import socket
 
+# Set up the data exchange socket
+sk = socket.socket()
+sk.bind(("127.0.0.1", 12989))
+sk.listen()
 
 data = [
     pa.array([1, 2, 3, 4]),
@@ -9,8 +14,11 @@
 ]
 
 batch = pa.record_batch(data, names=["f0", "f1", "f2"])
-writer = pa.ipc.new_stream("data.arrows", batch.schema)
-while True:
-    for _ in range(10):
-        writer.write(batch)
-    sleep(1)
+
+# Accept incoming connection and stream the data away
+connection, address = sk.accept()
+dummy_socket_file = connection.makefile("wb")
+with pa.RecordBatchStreamWriter(dummy_socket_file, batch.schema) as writer:
+    for i in range(50):
+        writer.write_batch(batch)
+        sleep(1)
diff --git a/examples/ipc_pyarrow/src/main.rs b/examples/ipc_pyarrow/src/main.rs
index 42e99d47442..ce92e4e1b21 100644
--- a/examples/ipc_pyarrow/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/ipc_pyarrow/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::BufReader;
+use std::net::TcpStream;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -9,7 +8,9 @@ use arrow2::error::Result;
 use arrow2::io::ipc::read;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    let mut reader = File::open("data.arrows")?;
+    const ADDRESS: &str = "127.0.0.1:12989";
+
+    let mut reader = TcpStream::connect(ADDRESS)?;
     let metadata = read::read_stream_metadata(&mut reader)?;
     let mut stream = read::StreamReader::new(&mut reader, metadata);
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     idx += 1;
                     println!("batch: {:?}", idx)
                 }
-                Ok(read::StreamState::Waiting) => thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(4000)),
+                Ok(read::StreamState::Waiting) => thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(2000)),
                 Err(l) => println!("{:?} ({})", l, idx),
             },
             None => break,