diff --git a/internals/overlord/servstate/state-diagram.dot b/internals/overlord/servstate/state-diagram.dot
index e3da5c62..63f93914 100644
--- a/internals/overlord/servstate/state-diagram.dot
+++ b/internals/overlord/servstate/state-diagram.dot
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ digraph service_state_machine {
     node [penwidth=1]
     initial -> starting [label="start"]
     starting -> running [label="okay wait\nelapsed"]
-    starting -> terminating [label="stopped before\nokay wait elapses"]
+    starting -> terminating [label="stop (before\nokay wait elapses)"]
     running -> terminating [label="stop"]
     running -> terminating [label="check failed\n(action \"restart\")"]
     terminating -> killing [label="terminate time\nelapsed"]