diff --git a/examples/app/headless.rs b/examples/app/headless.rs
index cd8cbfae61..49508f1c0a 100644
--- a/examples/app/headless.rs
+++ b/examples/app/headless.rs
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ fn main() {
 
     // this app loops forever at 60 fps
     App::build()
-        .add_plugin(ScheduleRunnerPlugin::run_loop(Duration::from_secs_f64(1.0 / 60.0)))
-        .add_system(hello_world_system.system())
+        .add_plugin(ScheduleRunnerPlugin::run_loop(Duration::from_secs_f64(
+            1.0 / 60.0,
+        )))
+        .add_system(some_other_system.system())
         .run();
 }
 
 fn hello_world_system() {
     println!("hello world");
 }
+
+fn some_other_system() {}
diff --git a/tools/example_showcase.sh b/tools/example_showcase.sh
index 1514fef2ef..c6d5e66d41 100644
--- a/tools/example_showcase.sh
+++ b/tools/example_showcase.sh
@@ -6,16 +6,13 @@ run_example() {
     timeout "$duration" cargo run --example $1
 }
 
-for entry in examples/*
+example_list="$(cargo build --example 2>&1)"
+example_list=${example_list//$'\n'/}
+example_list="${example_list#error\: \"--example\" takes one argument.Available examples\: }"
+
+echo $example_list
+for example in $example_list
 do
-    IFS='/'
-    read -ra ADDR <<< $entry
-    IFS=' '
-    example_file="${ADDR[1]}"
-    if [ ${example_file: -2} == "rs" ]
-    then
-        example="${example_file::-3}"
-        echo "Running example: $example"
-        run_example $example
-    fi 
+    echo "Running example: $example"
+    run_example $example
 done
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