diff --git a/examples/count-vowels/Makefile b/examples/count-vowels/Makefile
index 3742aa7..d61069d 100644
--- a/examples/count-vowels/Makefile
+++ b/examples/count-vowels/Makefile
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ WASI_SDK_PATH?=../../wasi-sdk
 count-vowels:
 	$(WASI_SDK_PATH)/bin/clang -O2 -g -o count-vowels.wasm count-vowels.c -mexec-model=reactor
 
-run:
+run: count-vowels
 	extism call ./count-vowels.wasm count_vowels --wasi --input "this is a test"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/globals/Makefile b/examples/globals/Makefile
index 5f4a06a..f13ef06 100644
--- a/examples/globals/Makefile
+++ b/examples/globals/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 WASI_SDK_PATH?=../../wasi-sdk
 
 .PHONY: globals
-count-vowels:
+globals:
 	$(WASI_SDK_PATH)/bin/clang -O2 -g -o globals.wasm globals.c -mexec-model=reactor
 
-run:
+run: globals
 	extism call ./globals.wasm globals --loop 100 --wasi
diff --git a/examples/infinite-loop/Makefile b/examples/infinite-loop/Makefile
index 197558d..7f0fa01 100644
--- a/examples/infinite-loop/Makefile
+++ b/examples/infinite-loop/Makefile
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ WASI_SDK_PATH?=../../wasi-sdk
 infinite-loop:
 	$(WASI_SDK_PATH)/bin/clang -O2 -g -o infinite-loop.wasm infinite-loop.c -mexec-model=reactor -Wl,--export=infinite_loop
 
-run:
+run: infinite-loop
 	extism call --manifest ./manifest.json infinite_loop --wasi