diff --git a/examples/adapting-input-and-output/index.spec.ts b/examples/adapting-input-and-output/index.spec.ts
index daa49a7090..534a2241e1 100644
--- a/examples/adapting-input-and-output/index.spec.ts
+++ b/examples/adapting-input-and-output/index.spec.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ describe('Should be able to generate a model with functions to serialize the dat
 
   test('and should log expected output to console', async () => {
     await generate();
-    //Generate is called 2x, so even though we expect 1 model, we double it
-    expect(spy.mock.calls.length).toEqual(2);
-    expect(spy.mock.calls[1]).toMatchSnapshot();
+    expect(spy.mock.calls.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(spy.mock.calls[0]).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 });
diff --git a/examples/adapting-input-and-output/index.ts b/examples/adapting-input-and-output/index.ts
index 4f422b9a16..f465411958 100644
--- a/examples/adapting-input-and-output/index.ts
+++ b/examples/adapting-input-and-output/index.ts
@@ -52,4 +52,6 @@ export async function generate() : Promise<void> {
     console.log(model.result);
   }
 }
-generate();
+if (require.main === module) {
+  generate();
+}