diff --git a/guile/examples/contacts-export b/guile/examples/contacts-export
index bac04302..bc7a3e6c 100755
--- a/guile/examples/contacts-export
+++ b/guile/examples/contacts-export
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ exec guile -e main -s $0 $@
 
 (use-modules (ice-9 getopt-long))
 (use-modules (srfi srfi-1))
-(use-modules (mu) (mu contact))
+(use-modules (mu) (mu message) (mu contact))
 
 (define (sort-by-freq c1 c2)
   (< (frequency c1) (frequency c2)))
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ exec guile -e main -s $0 $@
 	(display msg)
 	(exit 0))
      (begin
-       (mu:initialize muhome)
+       (mu:initialize #t muhome)
        (let* ((sort-func
 		(cond
 		  ((string= sort-by "frequency")    sort-by-freq)
diff --git a/guile/examples/msg-stats b/guile/examples/msg-stats
index 0c7db4c7..f3dbbc11 100755
--- a/guile/examples/msg-stats
+++ b/guile/examples/msg-stats
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ exec guile -e main -s $0 $@
 ;; Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
 (use-modules (ice-9 getopt-long) (ice-9 optargs) (ice-9 popen) (ice-9 format))
-(use-modules (mu) (mu message))
+(use-modules (mu) (mu message) (mu stats))
 
 (define* (per-weekday #:optional (EXPR ""))
   "Count the total number of messages for each weekday (0-6 for
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ then be used in, e.g., R and gnuplot."
       (begin
 	(display msg)
 	(exit (if help 0 1))))
-    (mu:initialize muhome)
+    (mu:initialize #t muhome)
     (cond
       ((string= period "hour")  (mu:plot:per-hour expr))
       ((string= period "day")   (mu:plot:per-weekday expr))