diff --git a/examples/c-bindings/main.c b/examples/c-bindings/main.c
index 00835c1d..e6a462c1 100644
--- a/examples/c-bindings/main.c
+++ b/examples/c-bindings/main.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "libgowaku.h"
 #include "nxjson.c"
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   char *response;
   waku_set_event_callback(callBack);
 
-  char *configJSON = "{\"host\": \"0.0.0.0\", \"port\": 60000, \"logLevel\":\"error\"}";
+  char *configJSON = "{\"host\": \"0.0.0.0\", \"port\": 60000, \"logLevel\":\"error\", \"store\":true}";
   response = waku_new(configJSON); // configJSON can be NULL too to use defaults
   if (isError(response))
     return 1;
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   
   response =  waku_connect("/dns4/node-01.gc-us-central1-a.wakuv2.test.statusim.net/tcp/30303/p2p/16Uiu2HAmJb2e28qLXxT5kZxVUUoJt72EMzNGXB47Rxx5hw3q4YjS", 0); // Connect to a node
   if (isError(response))
-    return 1;
+    printf("Could not connect to node: %s\n", response);
 
 
   /*
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     char wakuMsg[1000];
     char *msgPayload = waku_utils_base64_encode("Hello World!");
     char *contentTopic = waku_content_topic("example", 1, "default", "rfc26");
-    sprintf(wakuMsg, "{\"payload\":\"%s\",\"contentTopic\":\"%s\",\"timestamp\":%d}", msgPayload, contentTopic, i);
+    sprintf(wakuMsg, "{\"payload\":\"%s\",\"contentTopic\":\"%s\",\"timestamp\":%lu}", msgPayload, contentTopic, nowInNanosecs());
     free(msgPayload);
     free(contentTopic);
 
@@ -134,6 +136,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     sleep(1);
   }
 
+    
+  // To retrieve messages from local store, set store:true in the node config, and use waku_store_local_query
+  /*
+  char query[1000];
+  sprintf(query, "{\"pubsubTopic\":\"%s\", \"pagingOptions\":{\"pageSize\": 40, \"forward\":false}}", waku_default_pubsub_topic());
+  response = waku_store_local_query(query);
+  if (isError(response))
+    return 1;
+  printf("%s\n",response);
+  */
+
   response = waku_stop();
   if (isError(response))
     return 1;
diff --git a/examples/c-bindings/main.h b/examples/c-bindings/main.h
index aab99066..31e9a95a 100644
--- a/examples/c-bindings/main.h
+++ b/examples/c-bindings/main.h
@@ -4,6 +4,29 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include "nxjson.c"
 
+/// Convert seconds to nanoseconds
+#define SEC_TO_NS(sec) ((sec)*1000000000)
+
+
+uint64_t nowInNanosecs(){
+  uint64_t nanoseconds;
+  struct timespec ts;
+  int return_code = timespec_get(&ts, TIME_UTC);
+  if (return_code == 0)
+  {
+      printf("Failed to obtain timestamp.\n");
+      nanoseconds = UINT64_MAX; // use this to indicate error
+  }
+  else
+  {
+      // `ts` now contains your timestamp in seconds and nanoseconds! To 
+      // convert the whole struct to nanoseconds, do this:
+      nanoseconds = SEC_TO_NS((uint64_t)ts.tv_sec) + (uint64_t)ts.tv_nsec;
+  }
+  return nanoseconds;
+}
+
+
 bool isError(char *input)
 {
   char *jsonStr = malloc(strlen(input) + 1);