diff --git a/examples/apps/rekognition-python/template.yaml b/examples/apps/rekognition-python/template.yaml
index 36a2b50de..93e7930c5 100644
--- a/examples/apps/rekognition-python/template.yaml
+++ b/examples/apps/rekognition-python/template.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09'
 Transform: 'AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31'
 Description: An Amazon S3 trigger that uses rekognition APIs to detect faces
 Parameters:
-  BucketNameParameter:
+  BucketNamePrefix:
     Type: String
+    Default: sam-example
   CollectionIdParameter:
     Type: String
 Resources:
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 3
       Policies:
         - S3CrudPolicy:
-            BucketName: !Ref BucketNameParameter
+            BucketName: !Sub "${BucketNamePrefix}-rekognition"
         - RekognitionNoDataAccessPolicy:
             CollectionId: !Ref CollectionIdParameter
         - RekognitionWriteOnlyAccessPolicy:
@@ -33,3 +34,5 @@ Resources:
               - 's3:ObjectCreated:*'
   Bucket1:
     Type: 'AWS::S3::Bucket'
+    Properties:
+      BucketName: !Sub "${BucketNamePrefix}-rekognition"
diff --git a/examples/apps/s3-get-object-python/template.yaml b/examples/apps/s3-get-object-python/template.yaml
index 376f9e736..7860ececc 100644
--- a/examples/apps/s3-get-object-python/template.yaml
+++ b/examples/apps/s3-get-object-python/template.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ Description: >-
   An Amazon S3 trigger that retrieves metadata for the object that has been
   updated.
 Parameters:
-  BucketNameParameter:
+  BucketNamePrefix:
     Type: String
+    Default: sam-example
 Resources:
   s3getobjectpython:
     Type: 'AWS::Serverless::Function'
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 3
       Policies:
         - S3CrudPolicy:
-            BucketName: !Ref BucketNameParameter
+            BucketName: !Sub "${BucketNamePrefix}-get-object-python"
       Events:
         BucketEvent1:
           Type: S3
@@ -31,3 +32,5 @@ Resources:
               - 's3:ObjectCreated:*'
   Bucket1:
     Type: 'AWS::S3::Bucket'
+    Properties:
+      BucketName: !Sub "${BucketNamePrefix}-get-object-python"
diff --git a/examples/apps/s3-get-object-python3/template.yaml b/examples/apps/s3-get-object-python3/template.yaml
index d6284d941..09dcf6218 100644
--- a/examples/apps/s3-get-object-python3/template.yaml
+++ b/examples/apps/s3-get-object-python3/template.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ Description: >-
   An Amazon S3 trigger that retrieves metadata for the object that has been
   updated.
 Parameters:
-  BucketNameParameter:
+  BucketNamePrefix:
     Type: String
+    Default: sam-example
 Resources:
   s3getobjectpython3:
     Type: 'AWS::Serverless::Function'
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 3
       Policies:
         - S3CrudPolicy:
-            BucketName: !Ref BucketNameParameter
+            BucketName: !Sub "${BucketNamePrefix}-get-object-python3"
       Events:
         BucketEvent1:
           Type: S3
@@ -31,3 +32,5 @@ Resources:
               - 's3:ObjectCreated:*'
   Bucket1:
     Type: 'AWS::S3::Bucket'
+    Properties:
+      BucketName: !Sub "${BucketNamePrefix}-get-object-python3"
diff --git a/examples/apps/s3-get-object/template.yaml b/examples/apps/s3-get-object/template.yaml
index 7743cbc25..9a813e419 100644
--- a/examples/apps/s3-get-object/template.yaml
+++ b/examples/apps/s3-get-object/template.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ Description: >-
   An Amazon S3 trigger that retrieves metadata for the object that has been
   updated.
 Parameters:
-  BucketNameParameter:
+  BucketNamePrefix:
     Type: String
+    Default: sam-example
 Resources:
   s3getobject:
     Type: 'AWS::Serverless::Function'
@@ -20,14 +21,15 @@ Resources:
       Timeout: 3
       Policies:
         - S3CrudPolicy:
-            BucketName: !Ref BucketNameParameter
+            BucketName: !Sub "${BucketNamePrefix}-get-object"
       Events:
         BucketEvent1:
           Type: S3
           Properties:
-            Bucket:
-              Ref: Bucket1
+            Bucket: !Ref Bucket1
             Events:
               - 's3:ObjectCreated:*'
   Bucket1:
     Type: 'AWS::S3::Bucket'
+    Properties:
+      BucketName: !Sub "${BucketNamePrefix}-get-object"