diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fd394a5de592fd7266a204540871bbe172124cf8..1a2518c37fff2538991a137c95ac76429fe9bea7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -279,56 +279,6 @@ build_test-clang-8:
 
 
 
-####### EXAMPLE (only manual)  ##############
-
-##########################################################
-# generic example template job
-# normal pipeline for each commit
-.example:
-  stage: example
-  tags:
-    - corsika
-  script:
-    - cd build
-    - set -o pipefail
-    - make -j4 run_examples | gzip -v -9 > examples.log.gz
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID
-      when: manual
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-      when: manual
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
-      when: manual
-  allow_failure: true
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    expire_in: 3 days
-    paths:
-      - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/build/examples.log.gz
-  cache:
-    paths:
-      - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/build/
-    untracked: true
-    policy: pull
-
-# example for gcc
-example-u-18_04:
-  extends: .example
-  image: corsika/devel:u-18.04
-  dependencies:
-    - build-u-18_04
-  cache:
-    key: "${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}-gcc"
-
-# example for clang
-example-clang-8:
-  extends: .example
-  image: corsika/devel:clang-8
-  dependencies:
-    - build-clang-8
-  cache:
-    key: "${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}-clang"
-
 
 
 ####### BUILD-TEST-EXAMPLE (only non-Draft)  ##############
@@ -346,7 +296,9 @@ example-clang-8:
     - set -o pipefail
     - ctest -j4
     - make install
-    - cd install/share/corsika/examples
+    - mkdir -p build_examples
+    - cd build_examples
+    - cmake ../install/share/corsika/examples
     - make -j4
     - make -j4 run_examples | gzip -v -9 > examples.log.gz
   rules:
@@ -365,7 +317,7 @@ example-clang-8:
       junit:
         - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/build/test_outputs/junit*.xml
     paths:
-      - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/build/install/share/corsika/examples/examples.log.gz
+      - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/build/build_examples/examples.log.gz
   cache:
     paths:
       - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/build/
@@ -458,7 +410,9 @@ install-clang-8:
     - set -o pipefail
     - ctest -j4
     - make install
-    - cd install/share/corsika/examples
+    - mkdir -p build_examples
+    - cd build_examples
+    - cmake ../install/share/corsika/examples
     - make -j4
     - make -j4 run_examples | gzip -v -9 > examples.log.gz
   rules:
@@ -484,7 +438,7 @@ install-clang-8:
       junit:
         - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/build/test_outputs/junit*.xml
     paths:
-      - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/build/install/share/corsika/examples/examples.log.gz
+      - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/build/build_examples/examples.log.gz
 
 # release for gcc
 release-full-u-18_04: