diff --git a/examples/hello/VERSION b/examples/hello/VERSION
index 369bd4c2a..f092e2be2 100644
--- a/examples/hello/VERSION
+++ b/examples/hello/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.29
+0.0.30
diff --git a/examples/hello/hello.rb b/examples/hello/hello.rb
index c10c55651..1deab24a6 100644
--- a/examples/hello/hello.rb
+++ b/examples/hello/hello.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ require 'json'
 
 name = "World"
 
-payload = STDIN.read 
+payload = ENV['PAYLOAD']
+if payload == nil || payload == "" 
+    payload = STDIN.read
+end
 
 STDERR.puts 'payload: ' + payload.inspect
 if payload != ""