diff --git a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
index 9adf9ee05..ecba4c1c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
@@ -535,13 +535,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${OSRM_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/pkgconfig" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         fi
         popd
-    # - name: Build example
-    #   if: ${{ matrix.NODE_PACKAGE_TESTS_ONLY != 'ON' }}
-    #   run: |
-    #     mkdir example/build && pushd example/build
-    #     cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE}
-    #     make --jobs=${JOBS}
-    #     popd
+    - name: Build example
+      if: ${{ matrix.NODE_PACKAGE_TESTS_ONLY != 'ON' }}
+      run: |
+        mkdir example/build && pushd example/build
+        cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE}
+        make --jobs=${JOBS}
+        popd
     - name: Run all tests
       if: ${{ matrix.NODE_PACKAGE_TESTS_ONLY != 'ON' }}
       run: |