diff --git a/samples/core/Querying/Pagination/Program.cs b/samples/core/Querying/Pagination/Program.cs
index 6745616148..e2a62eb61c 100644
--- a/samples/core/Querying/Pagination/Program.cs
+++ b/samples/core/Querying/Pagination/Program.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ internal class Program
 {
     private static void Main(string[] args)
     {
+        using (var context = new BloggingContext())
+        {
+            context.Database.EnsureDeleted();
+            context.Database.EnsureCreated();
+        }
+
         using (var context = new BloggingContext())
         {
             #region OffsetPagination
diff --git a/samples/core/Querying/SqlQueries/Program.cs b/samples/core/Querying/SqlQueries/Program.cs
index de8a52b64d..520309a877 100644
--- a/samples/core/Querying/SqlQueries/Program.cs
+++ b/samples/core/Querying/SqlQueries/Program.cs
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ from [Post] as [p]
         using (var context = new BloggingContext())
         {
             #region FromSqlRawStoredProcedureParameter
-            var columnName = "Name";
-            var columnValue = new SqlParameter("propertyValue", "johndoe");
+            var columnName = "Url";
+            var columnValue = new SqlParameter("columnValue", "http://SomeURL");
 
             var blogs = context.Blogs
                 .FromSqlRaw($"SELECT * FROM [Blogs] WHERE {columnName} = @columnValue", columnValue)