diff --git a/examples/plugin_extract/plugin.cpp b/examples/plugin_extract/plugin.cpp
index a6fbdac..fd22081 100644
--- a/examples/plugin_extract/plugin.cpp
+++ b/examples/plugin_extract/plugin.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ class my_plugin
     }
 
     // (optional)
-    bool set_config(falcosecurity::set_config_input& i) { return false; }
+    bool set_config(falcosecurity::set_config_input& i)
+    {
+        logger.log("new config!");
+        return true;
+    }
 
     // (optional)
     void destroy() { logger.log("plugin destroyed"); }
diff --git a/examples/plugin_source/plugin.cpp b/examples/plugin_source/plugin.cpp
index b904f4c..39a065a 100644
--- a/examples/plugin_source/plugin.cpp
+++ b/examples/plugin_source/plugin.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ class my_plugin
     }
 
     // (optional)
-    bool set_config(falcosecurity::set_config_input& i) { return false; }
+    bool set_config(falcosecurity::set_config_input& i)
+    {
+        logger.log("new config!");
+        return true;
+    }
 
     // (optional)
     void destroy() { logger.log("plugin destroyed"); }
diff --git a/examples/syscall_async/plugin.cpp b/examples/syscall_async/plugin.cpp
index 6fbed2c..d13dc7b 100644
--- a/examples/syscall_async/plugin.cpp
+++ b/examples/syscall_async/plugin.cpp
@@ -34,13 +34,20 @@ class my_plugin
     std::string get_contact() { return "some contact"; }
 
     // (optional)
-    bool set_config(falcosecurity::set_config_input& i) { return false; }
+    bool set_config(falcosecurity::set_config_input& i)
+    {
+        logger.log("new config!");
+        return true;
+    }
 
     // (optional)
     void destroy() {}
 
     bool init(falcosecurity::init_input& i)
     {
+        logger = i.get_logger();
+        logger.log("plugin initialized");
+
         m_async_sleep_ms = 1000;
         if(!i.get_config().empty())
         {
@@ -109,6 +116,7 @@ class my_plugin
     int m_async_sleep_ms;
     std::thread m_async_thread;
     std::atomic<bool> m_async_thread_quit;
+    falcosecurity::logger logger;
 };
 
 FALCOSECURITY_PLUGIN(my_plugin);
diff --git a/examples/syscall_extract/plugin.cpp b/examples/syscall_extract/plugin.cpp
index 077fc0e..3baad27 100644
--- a/examples/syscall_extract/plugin.cpp
+++ b/examples/syscall_extract/plugin.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ class my_plugin
     }
 
     // (optional)
-    bool set_config(falcosecurity::set_config_input& i) { return false; }
+    bool set_config(falcosecurity::set_config_input& i)
+    {
+        logger.log("new config!");
+        return true;
+    }
 
     // (optional)
     void destroy() { logger.log("plugin destroyed"); }
diff --git a/examples/syscall_parse/plugin.cpp b/examples/syscall_parse/plugin.cpp
index 8cf352e..14c982b 100644
--- a/examples/syscall_parse/plugin.cpp
+++ b/examples/syscall_parse/plugin.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ class my_plugin
     std::vector<std::string> get_parse_event_sources() { return {"syscall"}; }
 
     // (optional)
-    bool set_config(falcosecurity::set_config_input& i) { return false; }
+    bool set_config(falcosecurity::set_config_input& i)
+    {
+        logger.log("new config!");
+        return true;
+    }
 
     // (optional)
     void destroy() { logger.log("plugin destroyed"); }
diff --git a/include/falcosecurity/internal/symbols_parsing.h b/include/falcosecurity/internal/symbols_parsing.h
index da5c412..5cc5b75 100644
--- a/include/falcosecurity/internal/symbols_parsing.h
+++ b/include/falcosecurity/internal/symbols_parsing.h
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     static plugin_mixin<__t> s_plugin_parsing;                                 \
                                                                                \
     FALCOSECURITY_EXPORT                                                       \
-    uint16_t* plugin_get_parse_event_types(uint32_t* numtypes,                 \
-                                           ss_plugin_t* s)                     \
+    uint16_t* plugin_get_parse_event_types(uint32_t* numtypes, ss_plugin_t* s) \
     {                                                                          \
         auto p = static_cast<plugin_mixin<__t>*>(s);                           \
         return p->get_parse_event_types(numtypes);                             \