diff --git a/examples/websockets_chat.rs b/examples/websockets_chat.rs
index 53ac1fcd3..8ccbd6709 100644
--- a/examples/websockets_chat.rs
+++ b/examples/websockets_chat.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-#![deny(warnings)]
+// #![deny(warnings)]
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::{
     atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
-    Arc, Mutex,
+    Arc,
 };
 
-use futures::{future, Future, FutureExt, StreamExt};
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+use futures::{FutureExt, StreamExt};
+use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Mutex};
 use warp::ws::{Message, WebSocket};
 use warp::Filter;
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async fn main() {
         .and(users)
         .map(|ws: warp::ws::Ws, users| {
             // This will call our function if the handshake succeeds.
-            ws.on_upgrade(move |socket| user_connected(socket, users).map(|result| result.unwrap()))
+            ws.on_upgrade(move |socket| user_connected(socket, users))
         });
 
     // GET / -> index html
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ async fn main() {
     warp::serve(routes).run(([127, 0, 0, 1], 3030)).await;
 }
 
-fn user_connected(ws: WebSocket, users: Users) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), ()>> {
+async fn user_connected(ws: WebSocket, users: Users) {
     // Use a counter to assign a new unique ID for this user.
     let my_id = NEXT_USER_ID.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
     eprintln!("new chat user: {}", my_id);
 
     // Split the socket into a sender and receive of messages.
-    let (user_ws_tx, user_ws_rx) = ws.split();
+    let (user_ws_tx, mut user_ws_rx) = ws.split();
 
     // Use an unbounded channel to handle buffering and flushing of messages
     // to the websocket...
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ fn user_connected(ws: WebSocket, users: Users) -> impl Future<Output = Result<()
     }));
 
     // Save the sender in our list of connected users.
-    users.lock().unwrap().insert(my_id, tx);
+    users.lock().await.insert(my_id, tx);
 
     // Return a `Future` that is basically a state machine managing
     // this specific user's connection.
@@ -74,26 +74,25 @@ fn user_connected(ws: WebSocket, users: Users) -> impl Future<Output = Result<()
     // Make an extra clone to give to our disconnection handler...
     let users2 = users.clone();
 
-    user_ws_rx
-        // Every time the user sends a message, broadcast it to
-        // all other users...
-        .for_each(move |msg| {
-            user_message(my_id, msg.unwrap(), &users);
-            future::ready(())
-        })
-        // for_each will keep processing as long as the user stays
-        // connected. Once they disconnect, then...
-        .then(move |result| {
-            user_disconnected(my_id, &users2);
-            future::ok(result)
-        })
-    // If at any time, there was a websocket error, log here...
-    // .map_err(move |e| {
-    //     eprintln!("websocket error(uid={}): {}", my_id, e);
-    // })
+    // Every time the user sends a message, broadcast it to
+    // all other users...
+    while let Some(result) = user_ws_rx.next().await {
+        let msg = match result {
+            Ok(msg) => msg,
+            Err(e) => {
+                eprintln!("websocket error(uid={}): {}", my_id, e);
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+        user_message(my_id, msg, &users).await;
+    }
+
+    // user_ws_rx stream will keep processing as long as the user stays
+    // connected. Once they disconnect, then...
+    user_disconnected(my_id, &users2).await;
 }
 
-fn user_message(my_id: usize, msg: Message, users: &Users) {
+async fn user_message(my_id: usize, msg: Message, users: &Users) {
     // Skip any non-Text messages...
     let msg = if let Ok(s) = msg.to_str() {
         s
@@ -107,25 +106,22 @@ fn user_message(my_id: usize, msg: Message, users: &Users) {
     //
     // We use `retain` instead of a for loop so that we can reap any user that
     // appears to have disconnected.
-    for (&uid, tx) in users.lock().unwrap().iter_mut() {
+    for (&uid, tx) in users.lock().await.iter_mut() {
         if my_id != uid {
-            match tx.send(Ok(Message::text(new_msg.clone()))) {
-                Ok(()) => (),
-                Err(_disconnected) => {
-                    // The tx is disconnected, our `user_disconnected` code
-                    // should be happening in another task, nothing more to
-                    // do here.
-                }
+            if let Err(_disconnected) = tx.send(Ok(Message::text(new_msg.clone()))) {
+                // The tx is disconnected, our `user_disconnected` code
+                // should be happening in another task, nothing more to
+                // do here.
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn user_disconnected(my_id: usize, users: &Users) {
+async fn user_disconnected(my_id: usize, users: &Users) {
     eprintln!("good bye user: {}", my_id);
 
     // Stream closed up, so remove from the user list
-    users.lock().unwrap().remove(&my_id);
+    users.lock().await.remove(&my_id);
 }
 
 static INDEX_HTML: &str = r#"