diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd78075..4117977 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### master
 - show spinner during the save process
 - add screencast script
+- make default program running list even more conservative
 
 ### v0.4.0, 2014-08-29
 - change plugin name to `tmux-resurrect`. Change all the variable names.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d84c14..ee1c981 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ You should now be able to use the plugin.
 Configuration is not required - but it enables extra features.
 
 Only a conservative list of programs is restored by default:<br/>
-`vi vim emacs man less more tail top htop irssi irb pry "~rails console"`.
+`vi vim emacs man less more tail top htop irssi`.
 Open a github issue if you think some other program should be on the default list.
 
 - Restore additional programs with the setting in `.tmux.conf`:
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Open a github issue if you think some other program should be on the default lis
 
 - Start with tilde to restore a program whose process contains target name:
 
-        set -g @resurrect-processes 'some_program "~rails server"'
+        set -g @resurrect-processes 'irb pry "~rails server" "~rails console"'
 
 - Don't restore any programs:
 
diff --git a/scripts/variables.sh b/scripts/variables.sh
index c4f4561..56e6ee4 100644
--- a/scripts/variables.sh
+++ b/scripts/variables.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ restore_option="@resurrect-restore"
 
 # default processes that are restored
 default_proc_list_option="@resurrect-default-processes"
-default_proc_list='vi vim emacs man less more tail top htop irssi irb pry "~rails console"'
+default_proc_list='vi vim emacs man less more tail top htop irssi'
 
 # User defined processes that are restored
 #  'false' - nothing is restored