diff --git a/examples/TensorFlow/Keras/IRIS/keras_to_MDF.py b/examples/TensorFlow/Keras/IRIS/keras_to_MDF.py
index 1ee90ed2..0ff50638 100644
--- a/examples/TensorFlow/Keras/IRIS/keras_to_MDF.py
+++ b/examples/TensorFlow/Keras/IRIS/keras_to_MDF.py
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 from modelspec.utils import _val_info
 from modeci_mdf.execution_engine import EvaluableGraph
 
+# Import keras_model to ensure it runs and generates the model
+sys.path.append(".")
+import keras_model  # noqa: F401
+
 # load the keras model
 model = tf.keras.models.load_model("keras_model_on_iris.keras")
 
diff --git a/examples/TensorFlow/Keras/MNIST/keras_to_MDF.py b/examples/TensorFlow/Keras/MNIST/keras_to_MDF.py
index fe9c30b6..abf2e4c5 100644
--- a/examples/TensorFlow/Keras/MNIST/keras_to_MDF.py
+++ b/examples/TensorFlow/Keras/MNIST/keras_to_MDF.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import sys
+
 import numpy as np
 import tensorflow as tf
 
@@ -5,6 +7,10 @@
 from modelspec.utils import _val_info
 from modeci_mdf.execution_engine import EvaluableGraph
 
+# Import keras_model to ensure it runs and generates the model
+sys.path.append(".")
+import keras_model  # noqa: F401
+
 # load the keras model
 model = tf.keras.models.load_model("kr_N_model.keras")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_examples.py b/tests/test_examples.py
index 7718e0f9..1e30aa43 100644
--- a/tests/test_examples.py
+++ b/tests/test_examples.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     ".reconstructed.py",
     "generate_json_and_scripts.py",
     "pytorch_ddm.py",
+    "keras_model.py",
 ]
 
 # Filter any excluded example scripts