diff --git a/example/heartbeat.cpp b/example/heartbeat.cpp
index f7390d7..4a1374a 100644
--- a/example/heartbeat.cpp
+++ b/example/heartbeat.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
     Time time(event, Clock(event).now(), std::chrono::seconds{1},
               std::move(hbFunc));
     stdplus::signal::block(SIGINT);
-    Signal signal(event, SIGINT, intCb);
+    Signal(event, SIGINT, intCb).set_floating(true);
     return event.loop();
 }
diff --git a/example/heartbeat_timer.cpp b/example/heartbeat_timer.cpp
index f71af3c..d9203ac 100644
--- a/example/heartbeat_timer.cpp
+++ b/example/heartbeat_timer.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@
         event, [](Timer&) { printf("Beat\n"); },
         std::chrono::seconds{interval});
     stdplus::signal::block(SIGINT);
-    Signal signal(event, SIGINT, intCb);
+    Signal(event, SIGINT, intCb).set_floating(true);
     return event.loop();
 }