diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1106358..06a691f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ dev=> (mount/stop)
 dev=> (mount/start)
 ```
 
-This can be easily hooked up to [tools.namespace](https://github.com/clojure/tools.namespace), to make the whole
-application reloadable with refreshing the app namespaces. Here is a [dev.clj](https://github.com/tolitius/mount/blob/master/dev/dev.clj) as
-an example, that sums up to:
+While it is not always necessary, mount lificycle can be easily hooked up to [tools.namespace](https://github.com/clojure/tools.namespace), 
+to make the whole application reloadable with refreshing the app namespaces. 
+Here is a [dev.clj](https://github.com/tolitius/mount/blob/master/dev/dev.clj) as an example, that sums up to:
 
 ```clojure
 (defn go []
diff --git a/src/mount/mount.clj b/src/mount/mount.clj
index 57a4c06..1ab46f5 100644
--- a/src/mount/mount.clj
+++ b/src/mount/mount.clj
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
     (when stop 
       (try
         (stop)
-        (intern ns (symbol name) (NotStartedState. name))
         (catch Throwable t 
           (throw (RuntimeException. (str "could not stop [" name "] due to") t)))))
+    (intern ns (symbol name) (NotStartedState. name)) ;; (!) if a state does not have :stop when _should_ this might leak
     (alter-meta! var assoc :started? false)))
 
 ;;TODO args might need more thinking
diff --git a/test/check/start_with_test.clj b/test/check/start_with_test.clj
index 7fa8b85..a62846d 100644
--- a/test/check/start_with_test.clj
+++ b/test/check/start_with_test.clj
@@ -25,4 +25,16 @@
       (is (map? app-config))
       (is (instance? clojure.tools.nrepl.server.Server nrepl))
       (is (instance? datomic.peer.LocalConnection conn))
+      (is (= test-conn 42))
+      (is (vector? test-nrepl))
+      (mount/stop)))
+
+  (testing "should start-without normally after start-with"
+    (let [_ (m/start-without #'check.start-with-test/test-conn
+                             #'check.start-with-test/test-nrepl)]
+      (is (map? app-config))
+      (is (instance? clojure.tools.nrepl.server.Server nrepl))
+      (is (instance? datomic.peer.LocalConnection conn))
+      (is (instance? mount.NotStartedState test-conn))
+      (is (instance? mount.NotStartedState test-nrepl))
       (mount/stop))))