diff --git a/examples/example-snippets/ensure_running_1.cf b/examples/example-snippets/ensure_running_1.cf
index 2017e32a8..160a0a820 100644
--- a/examples/example-snippets/ensure_running_1.cf
+++ b/examples/example-snippets/ensure_running_1.cf
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ bundle agent CFEngine_processes
 
     "$(components)"
       comment => "Make sure server parts of CFEngine are running",
-      restart_class => canonify("start_$(component)");
+      restart_class => canonify("$(component)_not_running");
 
   commands:
 
     "$(sys.workdir)/bin/$(component)"
       comment => "Make sure server parts of CFEngine are running",
-      if => canonify("start_$(components)");
+      if => canonify("$(component)_not_running");
 
 }
diff --git a/examples/example-snippets/laptop_support_configuration.cf b/examples/example-snippets/laptop_support_configuration.cf
index c42f01c0f..cc9f79c67 100644
--- a/examples/example-snippets/laptop_support_configuration.cf
+++ b/examples/example-snippets/laptop_support_configuration.cf
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ bundle agent main
       edit_defaults => def;
 
   processes:
-    "$(component)" restart_class => canonify("start_$(component)");
+    "$(component)" restart_class => canonify("$(component)_not_running");
       # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
   commands:
     "$(sys.workdir)/bin/$(component)"
-      if => canonify("start_$(component)");
+      if => canonify("$(component)_not_running");
 }
 #######################################################
 # Backup
diff --git a/examples/example-snippets/process_management.cf b/examples/example-snippets/process_management.cf
index 471165a22..3f971f1c7 100644
--- a/examples/example-snippets/process_management.cf
+++ b/examples/example-snippets/process_management.cf
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ bundle agent process_restart
 
   processes:
     "$(component)"
-      restart_class => canonify("start_$(component)");
+      restart_class => canonify("$(component)_not_running");
 
   commands:
     "/var/cfengine/bin/$(component)"
-      if => canonify("start_$(component)");
+      if => canonify("$(component)_not_running");
 }
 ########################################################
 #
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ bundle agent testbundle
     cfservd_out_of_control::
       "cfservd"
         signals       => { "stop" , "term" },
-        restart_class => "start_cfserv";
+        restart_class => "stopped_out_of_control_cf_serverd";
 
   commands:
-    start_cfserv::
+    stopped_out_of_control_cf_serverd::
       "/usr/local/sbin/cfservd";
 }
 ########################################################
diff --git a/examples/example-snippets/promise-patterns/example_process_restart.markdown b/examples/example-snippets/promise-patterns/example_process_restart.markdown
index 0e8d20f39..3de77bf7f 100644
--- a/examples/example-snippets/promise-patterns/example_process_restart.markdown
+++ b/examples/example-snippets/promise-patterns/example_process_restart.markdown
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ vars:
 processes:
 
   "$(component)"
-      restart_class => canonify("start_$(component)"); # Set the class "start_<component>" if it is not running
+      # Set the class "<component>_not_running" if it is not running:
+      restart_class => canonify("$(component)_not_running");
 
 commands:
 
   "/var/cfengine/bin/$(component)"
-    if => canonify("start_$(component)"); # Evaluate the class "start_<component>", CFEngine will run
-                                          # the command if "start_<component> is set.
+    if => canonify("$(component)_not_running");
 
 }
 ```
diff --git a/examples/example-snippets/restart_process_1.cf b/examples/example-snippets/restart_process_1.cf
index 9df0f8f85..c857843e5 100644
--- a/examples/example-snippets/restart_process_1.cf
+++ b/examples/example-snippets/restart_process_1.cf
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ bundle agent process_restart
   processes:
 
     "$(component)"
-      restart_class => canonify("start_$(component)");
+      restart_class => canonify("not_running_$(component)");
 
   commands:
 
     "/var/cfengine/bin/$(component)"
-      if => canonify("start_$(component)");
+      if => canonify("not_running_$(component)");
 
 }
diff --git a/reference/promise-types.markdown b/reference/promise-types.markdown
index 00da13c27..3bba07b56 100644
--- a/reference/promise-types.markdown
+++ b/reference/promise-types.markdown
@@ -1037,12 +1037,12 @@ and classes. For example:
 
   processes:
 
-      "$(component)" restart_class => canonify("start_$(component)");
+      "$(component)" restart_class => canonify("$(component)_not_runnning");
 
   commands:
 
       "/var/cfengine/bin/$(component)"
-        if => canonify("start_$(component)");
+        if => canonify("$(component)_not_runnning");
 ```
 
 **Notes:**