The onset of the reverse transition in phase-transforming solids, under planar loading, is discussed. It is shown that the earlier interpretation, which correlates this onset with the stress level just prior to the rarefaction shock, is more adequate than a different interpretation which was suggested recently. According to this interpretation, it is impossible to determine the exact pressure at the reverse transition with in-material gauges. The author brings three arguments which oppose this new interpretation based on the expected shapes of in-material piezoresistance gauges. If the new interpretation is right then measured stress histories in shock-loaded Armco iron specimens, with manganin gauges, should look differently than they do, as recorded by three different groups.