diff --git a/examples/Features/EEPROM/EEPROM-Settings/EEPROM-Settings.ino b/examples/Features/EEPROM/EEPROM-Settings/EEPROM-Settings.ino
index 93d3eccd..81e3f3f6 100644
--- a/examples/Features/EEPROM/EEPROM-Settings/EEPROM-Settings.ino
+++ b/examples/Features/EEPROM/EEPROM-Settings/EEPROM-Settings.ino
@@ -42,16 +42,18 @@ KEYMAPS(
 KALEIDOSCOPE_INIT_PLUGINS(EEPROMSettings);
 
 void setup() {
-  Kaleidoscope.serialPort().begin(9600);
+  auto &serial_port = Kaleidoscope.serialPort();
+
+  serial_port.begin(9600);
 
   Kaleidoscope.setup();
 
-  while (!Kaleidoscope.serialPort()) {
+  while (!serial_port) {
   }
 
-  Kaleidoscope.serialPort().println(EEPROMSettings.isValid() ? F("valid EEPROM settings") : F("invalid EEPROM settings"));
-  Kaleidoscope.serialPort().println(EEPROMSettings.crc(), HEX);
-  Kaleidoscope.serialPort().println(EEPROMSettings.version());
+  serial_port.println(EEPROMSettings.isValid() ? F("valid EEPROM settings") : F("invalid EEPROM settings"));
+  serial_port.println(EEPROMSettings.crc(), HEX);
+  serial_port.println(EEPROMSettings.version());
 }
 
 void loop() {
diff --git a/examples/Features/HostOS/HostOS.ino b/examples/Features/HostOS/HostOS.ino
index 575b2c6b..8803f9d7 100644
--- a/examples/Features/HostOS/HostOS.ino
+++ b/examples/Features/HostOS/HostOS.ino
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ KEYMAPS(
 KALEIDOSCOPE_INIT_PLUGINS(EEPROMSettings, HostOS);
 
 void setup() {
-  Kaleidoscope.serialPort().begin(9600);
+  auto &serial_port = Kaleidoscope.serialPort();
+
+  serial_port.begin(9600);
 
   Kaleidoscope.setup();
 
-  Kaleidoscope.serialPort().print("Host OS id is: ");
-  Kaleidoscope.serialPort().println(HostOS.os(), DEC);
+  serial_port.print("Host OS id is: ");
+  serial_port.println(HostOS.os(), DEC);
 }
 
 void loop() {
diff --git a/examples/Keystrokes/Leader/Leader.ino b/examples/Keystrokes/Leader/Leader.ino
index 90d4b72a..fc6f65c2 100644
--- a/examples/Keystrokes/Leader/Leader.ino
+++ b/examples/Keystrokes/Leader/Leader.ino
@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@ KEYMAPS(
 )
 // *INDENT-ON*
 
+auto &serial_port = Kaleidoscope.serialPort();
+
 static void leaderTestA(uint8_t seq_index) {
-  Kaleidoscope.serialPort().println(F("leaderTestA"));
+  serial_port.println(F("leaderTestA"));
 }
 
 static void leaderTestAA(uint8_t seq_index) {
-  Kaleidoscope.serialPort().println(F("leaderTestAA"));
+  serial_port.println(F("leaderTestAA"));
 }
 
 static const kaleidoscope::plugin::Leader::dictionary_t leader_dictionary[] PROGMEM =