diff --git a/tlsn/examples/interactive/interactive.rs b/tlsn/examples/interactive/interactive.rs
index 3f9c4d1c43..9ecaffa3a3 100644
--- a/tlsn/examples/interactive/interactive.rs
+++ b/tlsn/examples/interactive/interactive.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use futures::AsyncWriteExt;
 use http_body_util::Empty;
 use hyper::{body::Bytes, Request, StatusCode, Uri};
 use hyper_util::rt::TokioIo;
@@ -49,6 +48,8 @@ async fn prover<T: AsyncWrite + AsyncRead + Send + Unpin + 'static>(
     let server_port = uri.port_u16().unwrap_or(443);
 
     // Create prover and connect to verifier.
+    //
+    // Perform the setup phase with the verifier.
     let prover = Prover::new(
         ProverConfig::builder()
             .id(id)
@@ -64,9 +65,18 @@ async fn prover<T: AsyncWrite + AsyncRead + Send + Unpin + 'static>(
     let tls_client_socket = tokio::net::TcpStream::connect((server_domain, server_port))
         .await
         .unwrap();
+
+    // Pass server connection into the prover.
     let (mpc_tls_connection, prover_fut) =
         prover.connect(tls_client_socket.compat()).await.unwrap();
+
+    // Grab a controller for the Prover so we can enable deferred decryption.
+    let ctrl = prover_fut.control();
+
+    // Wrap the connection in a TokioIo compatibility layer to use it with hyper.
     let mpc_tls_connection = TokioIo::new(mpc_tls_connection.compat());
+
+    // Spawn the Prover to run in the background.
     let prover_task = tokio::spawn(prover_fut);
 
     // MPC-TLS Handshake.
@@ -75,7 +85,12 @@ async fn prover<T: AsyncWrite + AsyncRead + Send + Unpin + 'static>(
             .await
             .unwrap();
 
-    let connection_task = tokio::spawn(connection.without_shutdown());
+    // Spawn the connection to run in the background.
+    tokio::spawn(connection);
+
+    // Enable deferred decryption. This speeds up the proving time, but doesn't
+    // let us see the decrypted data until after the connection is closed.
+    ctrl.defer_decryption().await.unwrap();
 
     // MPC-TLS: Send Request and wait for Response.
     let request = Request::builder()
@@ -90,10 +105,6 @@ async fn prover<T: AsyncWrite + AsyncRead + Send + Unpin + 'static>(
 
     assert!(response.status() == StatusCode::OK);
 
-    // Close TLS Connection.
-    let tls_connection = connection_task.await.unwrap().unwrap().io.into_inner();
-    tls_connection.compat().close().await.unwrap();
-
     // Create proof for the Verifier.
     let mut prover = prover_task.await.unwrap().unwrap().start_prove();
     redact_and_reveal_received_data(&mut prover);
@@ -128,6 +139,7 @@ async fn verifier<T: AsyncWrite + AsyncRead + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static>(
     response
         .find("BEGIN PUBLIC KEY")
         .expect("Expected valid public key in JSON response");
+
     // Check Session info: server name.
     assert_eq!(session_info.server_name.as_str(), SERVER_DOMAIN);