diff --git a/examples/eventhandler_bot.py b/examples/eventhandler_bot.py
index 8a1f52144..0118dde66 100644
--- a/examples/eventhandler_bot.py
+++ b/examples/eventhandler_bot.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Start the Bot and store the update Queue,
     # so we can insert updates ourselves
-    update_queue = eh.start(poll_interval=0.1, timeout=20)
+    update_queue = eh.start_polling(poll_interval=0.1, timeout=20)
     
     # Start CLI-Loop
     while True:
diff --git a/examples/eventhandler_simplebot.py b/examples/eventhandler_simplebot.py
index bf234a47f..bd274486d 100644
--- a/examples/eventhandler_simplebot.py
+++ b/examples/eventhandler_simplebot.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def main():
     bc.addErrorHandler(error)
 
     # Start the Bot
-    eh.start()
+    eh.start_polling()
 
     # Start CLI-Loop
     while True: