diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-julia-1.6-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-julia-1.6-nightly.yml
index 2424d3abf..06c3e56cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-julia-1.6-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-julia-1.6-nightly.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
       - staging
       - trying
     tags: '*'
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
 jobs:
   CI-julia-1-6-nightly:
     name: CI-julia-1-6-nightly
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-
       - run: julia --project=test -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.develop(PackageSpec(path=pwd()))'
       - run: julia --project=test -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.develop(PackageSpec(path=joinpath(pwd(),"lib","CUDAKernels")))'
+      - run: julia --project=test --check-bounds=yes --code-coverage=user --depwarn=yes test/runtests.jl
       - run: julia -e 'using Pkg; pkg"add Run@0.1"'
       - run: julia -e 'using Run; Run.prepare_test()'
       - run: julia -e 'using Run; Run.test()'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-julia-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-julia-nightly.yml
index f05c981a9..32cf24a37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-julia-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-julia-nightly.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
       - staging
       - trying
     tags: '*'
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
 jobs:
   CI-julia-nightly:
     name: CI-julia-nightly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fe4b4166d..0a2bcbf38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
       - staging
       - trying
     tags: '*'
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
 jobs:
   CI:
     name: CI
@@ -58,7 +61,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: '1'
       - run: julia --color=yes -e 'using Pkg; VERSION >= v"1.5-" && !isdir(joinpath(DEPOT_PATH[1], "registries", "General")) && Pkg.Registry.add("General")'
-        shell: bash
         env:
           JULIA_PKG_SERVER: ""
       - run: |
@@ -80,7 +82,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: 'nightly'
       - run: julia --color=yes -e 'using Pkg; VERSION >= v"1.5-" && !isdir(joinpath(DEPOT_PATH[1], "registries", "General")) && Pkg.Registry.add("General")'
-        shell: bash
         env:
           JULIA_PKG_SERVER: ""
       - run: |
diff --git a/test/examples.jl b/test/examples.jl
index e86fa0437..5cd84ff3b 100644
--- a/test/examples.jl
+++ b/test/examples.jl
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ examples_dir = joinpath(@__DIR__, "..", "examples")
 examples = find_sources(examples_dir)
 filter!(file -> readline(file) != "# EXCLUDE FROM TESTING", examples)
 
-cd(examples_dir) do
-    examples = relpath.(examples, Ref(examples_dir))
-    @testset for example in examples
-        cmd = `$(Base.julia_cmd()) --project=$(Base.current_project()) $example`
-        @test success(pipeline(cmd, stderr=stderr))
-    end
+@testset "$(basename(example))" for example in examples
+    code = """
+    $(Base.load_path_setup_code())
+    include($(repr(example)))
+    """
+    cmd = `$(Base.julia_cmd()) --startup-file=no -e $code`
+    @debug "Testing $example" Text(code) cmd
+    @test success(pipeline(cmd, stderr=stderr))
 end
 
 end
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 384f15436..fc8e8299e 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+@info(
+    "Start testing with:",
+    pwd(),
+    Base.current_project(),
+    Base.load_path(),
+    Text(Base.load_path_setup_code()),
+)
+let Pkg = Base.require(Base.PkgId(
+        Base.UUID("44cfe95a-1eb2-52ea-b672-e2afdf69b78f"),
+        "Pkg",
+    ))
+    Pkg.status(mode = Pkg.PKGMODE_MANIFEST)
+end
+@info "Trying to `using KernelAbstractions` etc..."
+
 using KernelAbstractions
 using CUDAKernels
 using Test