diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream.java
index b86e4f379..309c54848 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  */
 public abstract class AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream implements ItemReader, ItemStream {
 
-	private static final String PIECE_COUNT = "piece.count";
+	private static final String READ_COUNT = "read.count";
 
 	private int currentItemCount = 0;
 
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream implements ItemReader
 			throw new ItemStreamException("Failed to initialize the reader", e);
 		}
 
-		if (executionContext.containsKey(ecSupport.getKey(PIECE_COUNT))) {
-			int itemCount = new Long(executionContext.getLong(ecSupport.getKey(PIECE_COUNT))).intValue();
+		if (executionContext.containsKey(ecSupport.getKey(READ_COUNT))) {
+			int itemCount = new Long(executionContext.getLong(ecSupport.getKey(READ_COUNT))).intValue();
 
 			try {
 				jumpToItem(itemCount);
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream implements ItemReader
 	public void update(ExecutionContext executionContext) throws ItemStreamException {
 		if (saveState) {
 			Assert.notNull(executionContext, "ExecutionContext must not be null");
-			executionContext.putLong(ecSupport.getKey(PIECE_COUNT), currentItemCount);
+			executionContext.putLong(ecSupport.getKey(READ_COUNT), currentItemCount);
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/FlatFileItemReaderAdvancedTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/FlatFileItemReaderAdvancedTests.java
index 16ba26c3d..a93b951c4 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/FlatFileItemReaderAdvancedTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/file/FlatFileItemReaderAdvancedTests.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class FlatFileItemReaderAdvancedTests extends TestCase {
 		// get restart data
 		reader.update(executionContext);
 		assertEquals(4, executionContext.getLong(ClassUtils.getShortName(FlatFileItemReader.class)
-		        + ".piece.count"));
+		        + ".read.count"));
 		// close input
 		reader.close(executionContext);
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class FlatFileItemReaderAdvancedTests extends TestCase {
 
 		reader.update(executionContext);
 		assertEquals(6, executionContext.getLong(ClassUtils.getShortName(FlatFileItemReader.class)
-		        + ".piece.count"));
+		        + ".read.count"));
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReaderTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReaderTests.java
index cce5402cb..5664da8bf 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReaderTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemReaderTests.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class StaxEventItemReaderTests extends TestCase {
 		source.read();
 		source.update(executionContext);
 		System.out.println(executionContext);
-		assertEquals(1, executionContext.getLong(ClassUtils.getShortName(StaxEventItemReader.class) + ".piece.count"));
+		assertEquals(1, executionContext.getLong(ClassUtils.getShortName(StaxEventItemReader.class) + ".read.count"));
 		List expectedAfterRestart = (List) source.read();
 
 		source = createNewInputSouce();
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class StaxEventItemReaderTests extends TestCase {
 	}
 
 	private long extractRecordCount() {
-		return executionContext.getLong(ClassUtils.getShortName(StaxEventItemReader.class) + ".piece.count");
+		return executionContext.getLong(ClassUtils.getShortName(StaxEventItemReader.class) + ".read.count");
 	}
 
 	public void testCloseWithoutOpen() throws Exception {
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/taskletJob.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/taskletJob.xml
index e81b3b978..8ed8ede38 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/taskletJob.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/taskletJob.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 					<property name="tasklet">
 						<bean
 							class="org.springframework.batch.sample.tasklet.SystemCommandTasklet">
-							<property name="command" value="echo hello" />
+							<property name="command" value="java -version" />
 							<!-- 5 second timeout for the command to complete -->
 							<property name="timeout" value="5000" />
 						</bean>