diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 42242e8..cbed319 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         BACKEND_ARG: ${{ matrix.backend }}
       shell: bash
-      run: cmake -Bbuild -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON $BACKEND_ARG
+      run: cmake -Bbuild $BACKEND_ARG
 
     - name: Build
       shell: bash
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index badde07..ac60396 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project(RTNeural-experimental VERSION 1.0.0)
 
 get_directory_property(parent_dir PARENT_DIRECTORY)
 if("${parent_dir}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(is_toplevel 1)
+    set(is_toplevel ON)
     include(cmake/CPM.cmake)
     option(RTNEURAL_EIGEN "Use Eigen library for vector operations" OFF)
     option(RTNEURAL_XSIMD "Use xsimd library for vector operations" OFF)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if("${parent_dir}" STREQUAL "")
         OPTIONS "RTNEURAL_EIGEN ${RTNEURAL_EIGEN}" "RTNEURAL_XSIMD ${RTNEURAL_XSIMD}" "RTNEURAL_STL ${RTNEURAL_STL}"
     )
 else()
-    set(is_toplevel 0)
+    set(is_toplevel OFF)
 endif()
 
 if(APPLE)
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ if(APPLE)
     target_include_directories(RTNeural-accelerate INTERFACE include/RTNeural-accelerate)
 endif()
 
-if(is_toplevel)
+if(${is_toplevel})
     add_subdirectory(examples)
 endif()
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 588f02b..3d3cb0e 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ endfunction()
 if(APPLE)
     add_subdirectory(accelerate)
 endif()
+add_subdirectory(residual_connection)
diff --git a/examples/residual_connection/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/residual_connection/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6d35aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/residual_connection/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+create_example(residual_connection)
diff --git a/examples/residual_connection/residual_connection.cpp b/examples/residual_connection/residual_connection.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c727ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/residual_connection/residual_connection.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+//
+// Created by jatin on 8/17/23.
+//