diff --git a/examples/reading_logs_via_rule_message/simple_request.cc b/examples/reading_logs_via_rule_message/simple_request.cc
index 088496a664..1d3b1deb23 100644
--- a/examples/reading_logs_via_rule_message/simple_request.cc
+++ b/examples/reading_logs_via_rule_message/simple_request.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         return -1;
     }
 
-    char *rule = *(argv++);
+    char *rule = *(++argv);
     std::string rules(rule);
     ReadingLogsViaRuleMessage rlvrm(request_header, request_uri, request_body,
         response_headers, response_body, ip, rules);
diff --git a/examples/using_bodies_in_chunks/simple_request.cc b/examples/using_bodies_in_chunks/simple_request.cc
index 0f55562220..ec8795fe8f 100644
--- a/examples/using_bodies_in_chunks/simple_request.cc
+++ b/examples/using_bodies_in_chunks/simple_request.cc
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         std::cout << std::endl << std::endl;
         return -1;
     }
-    char *rule = *(argv++);
+    char *rule = *(++argv);
     std::string rules_arg(rule);
 
     /**