diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4bd805..6a0a538 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ this `app-config`, being top level, can be used in other namespaces, including t
 [here](https://github.com/tolitius/mount/blob/master/test/app/nyse.clj) 
 is an example of a Datomic connection that "depends" on a similar `app-config`.
 
+## Start and Stop Order
+
+Since dependencies are "injected" by `require`ing on the namespace level, `mount` trusts Clojure compiler to 
+maintain the start order for all the `defstates`.
+
+The "start" order is then recorded and replayed on each `(reset)`.
+
+The "stop" order is simply `(reverse "start order")`. 
+
+You can see examples of start and stop flows in the [example app](https://github.com/tolitius/mount#mount-and-develop).
+
 ## The Importance of Being Reloadable
 
 `mount` has start and stop functions that will walk all the states created with `defstate` and start / stop them
@@ -129,8 +140,11 @@ To try it out, clone `mount`, get to REPL and switch to `(dev)`:
 $ lein repl
 
 user=> (dev)
-20:37:29.461 [nREPL-worker-0] INFO  mount.config - loading config from test/resources/config.edn
-20:37:29.477 [nREPL-worker-0] INFO  mount.nyse - creating a connection to datomic: datomic:mem://mount
+15:30:32.412 [nREPL-worker-1] DEBUG mount - >> starting..  app-config
+15:30:32.414 [nREPL-worker-1] INFO  app.config - loading config from test/resources/config.edn
+15:30:32.422 [nREPL-worker-1] DEBUG mount - >> starting..  conn
+15:30:32.430 [nREPL-worker-1] INFO  app.nyse - conf:  {:datomic {:uri datomic:mem://mount}, :h2 {:classname org.h2.Driver, :subprotocol h2, :subname jdbc:h2:mem:mount, :user sa, :password }, :rabbit {:api-port 15672, :password guest, :queue r-queue, :username guest, :port 5672, :node jabit, :exchange-type direct, :host 192.168.1.1, :vhost /captoman, :auto-delete-q? true, :routing-key , :exchange foo}}
+15:30:32.430 [nREPL-worker-1] INFO  app.nyse - creating a connection to datomic: datomic:mem://mount
 dev=>
 ```
 
@@ -150,11 +164,16 @@ once something is changed in the code, or you just need to reload everything, do
 
 ```clojure
 dev=> (reset)
-20:38:43.244 [nREPL-worker-1] INFO  mount.nyse - disconnecting from  datomic:mem://mount
-:reloading (mount mount.config mount.nyse mount.utils.datomic mount.app dev)
+15:32:44.343 [nREPL-worker-2] DEBUG mount - << stopping..  conn
+15:32:44.343 [nREPL-worker-2] INFO  app.nyse - disconnecting from  datomic:mem://mount
+15:32:44.344 [nREPL-worker-2] DEBUG mount - << stopping..  app-config
 
-20:38:43.287 [nREPL-worker-1] INFO  mount.config - loading config from test/resources/config.edn
-20:38:43.296 [nREPL-worker-1] INFO  mount.nyse - creating a connection to datomic: datomic:mem://mount
+:reloading (app.config app.nyse app.utils.datomic app dev)
+15:32:44.371 [nREPL-worker-2] DEBUG mount - >> starting..  app-config
+15:32:44.372 [nREPL-worker-2] INFO  app.config - loading config from test/resources/config.edn
+15:32:44.380 [nREPL-worker-2] DEBUG mount - >> starting..  conn
+15:32:44.382 [nREPL-worker-2] INFO  app.nyse - conf:  {:datomic {:uri datomic:mem://mount}, :h2 {:classname org.h2.Driver, :subprotocol h2, :subname jdbc:h2:mem:mount, :user sa, :password }, :rabbit {:api-port 15672, :password guest, :queue r-queue, :username guest, :port 5672, :node jabit, :exchange-type direct, :host 192.168.1.1, :vhost /captoman, :auto-delete-q? true, :routing-key , :exchange foo}}
+15:32:44.382 [nREPL-worker-2] INFO  app.nyse - creating a connection to datomic: datomic:mem://mount
 :ready
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/mount/mount.clj b/src/mount/mount.clj
index 7111dcf..9a6501d 100644
--- a/src/mount/mount.clj
+++ b/src/mount/mount.clj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (ns mount
   (:require [clojure.tools.macro :as macro]
             [clojure.tools.namespace.repl :refer [disable-reload!]]
-            [clojure.tools.logging :refer [info]]))
+            [clojure.tools.logging :refer [info debug]]))
 
 (disable-reload!)
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   {:start start :stop stop})
 
 (defmacro defstate [state & body]
-  (info "calling defstate: " state ", body: " body)
+  (debug ">> starting.. " state)
   (let [[state [c cf d df]] (macro/name-with-attributes state body)
         {:keys [start stop]} (validate {c cf d df})]
     (let [s-meta (-> {:session-id session-id
@@ -35,25 +35,28 @@
 
 (defn- up [var {:keys [ns name start started?]}]
   (when-not started?
+    (debug ">> starting.. " name)
     (intern ns (symbol name) (start))
     (alter-meta! var assoc :started? true)))
 
-(defn- down [var {:keys [stop started?]}]
+(defn- down [var {:keys [name stop started?]}]
   (when started?
+    (debug "<< stopping.. " name)
     (alter-meta! var assoc :started? false)
     (when stop (stop))))
 
-(defn- f-states [f]
+(defn- f-states [f order]
   (->> (all-ns)
        (mapcat ns-interns)
        (map second)
        (filter #(= (:session-id (meta %)) session-id))
+       (sort-by (comp :order meta) order)
        (map #(f % (meta %)))))
 
 (defn start []
   (doall 
-    (f-states up)))
+    (f-states up <)))
 
 (defn stop []
   (doall
-    (f-states down)))
+    (f-states down >)))