diff --git a/examples/joystick.c b/examples/joystick.c
index 9513b7e..51d65e5 100644
--- a/examples/joystick.c
+++ b/examples/joystick.c
@@ -43,11 +43,15 @@ struct js_event {
  */
 static void joystick_cb(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 {
-	if (UEV_ERROR == events)
-		errx(EBADF, "Unrecoverable error, exiting");
+	if (UEV_ERROR == events) {
+		warnx("Spurious problem with the joystick watcher, restarting.");
+		uev_io_start(w);
+	}
 
-	if (read(w->fd, &e, sizeof(e)) < 0)
-		errx(errno, "Failed reading joystick event");
+	if (read(w->fd, &e, sizeof(e)) < 0) {
+		warn("Failed reading joystick event");
+		return;
+	}
 
 	switch (e.type) {
 	case 1:
diff --git a/examples/redirect.c b/examples/redirect.c
index 6e890b3..a8aefa2 100644
--- a/examples/redirect.c
+++ b/examples/redirect.c
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ void process_stdin(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 	char buf[256];
 	int len;
 
-	if (UEV_ERROR == events)
-		errx(EBADF, "Unrecoverable error, exiting");
+	if (UEV_ERROR == events) {
+		warnx("Spurious problem with the stdin watcher, restarting.");
+		uev_io_start(w);
+	}
 
 	len = read(w->fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
 	if (len == -1) {