diff --git a/examples/peacekeeping/PeaceSyntaxI.gf b/examples/peacekeeping/PeaceSyntaxI.gf
index a2cb13484..e25837aac 100644
--- a/examples/peacekeeping/PeaceSyntaxI.gf
+++ b/examples/peacekeeping/PeaceSyntaxI.gf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 incomplete concrete PeaceSyntaxI of PeaceSyntax = PeaceCatI ** open Lang in {
 
   flags 
-    startcat = Phr ; optimize = all_subs ;
+    optimize = all_subs ;
     unlexer = text ; lexer = text ;
 
   lincat
diff --git a/examples/peacekeeping/english/Peace_Eng.gf b/examples/peacekeeping/english/Peace_Eng.gf
index 996582b20..bb3c726ed 100644
--- a/examples/peacekeeping/english/Peace_Eng.gf
+++ b/examples/peacekeeping/english/Peace_Eng.gf
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@
 concrete Peace_Eng of Peace = 
   PeaceSyntax_Eng, PeaceLexCommon_Eng, 
   PeaceLexExt_Eng, PeacePhrases_Eng
-  ** {}
+  ** {
+
+  flags startcat = Phr ; 
+
+}
diff --git a/examples/peacekeeping/finnish/Peace_Fin.gf b/examples/peacekeeping/finnish/Peace_Fin.gf
index 26be72683..0be7f4e96 100644
--- a/examples/peacekeeping/finnish/Peace_Fin.gf
+++ b/examples/peacekeeping/finnish/Peace_Fin.gf
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@
 concrete Peace_Fin of Peace = 
   PeaceSyntax_Fin, PeaceLexCommon_Fin, 
   PeaceLexExt_Fin, PeacePhrases_Fin
-  ** {}
+  ** {
+
+  flags startcat = Phr ; 
+
+}
diff --git a/examples/peacekeeping/swedish/Peace_Swe.gf b/examples/peacekeeping/swedish/Peace_Swe.gf
index 0cb80a127..77090ceb2 100644
--- a/examples/peacekeeping/swedish/Peace_Swe.gf
+++ b/examples/peacekeeping/swedish/Peace_Swe.gf
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@
 concrete Peace_Swe of Peace = 
   PeaceSyntax_Swe, PeaceLexCommon_Swe, 
   PeaceLexExt_Swe, PeacePhrases_Swe
-  ** {}
+  ** {
+
+  flags startcat = Phr ; 
+
+}