diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ab102e4a..efeb882f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ jobs:
           yarn build
 
   build-example-canvas:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - shell: bash
+        run: |
+          # needs to build dist beforehand
+          cd packages/node
+          yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+          yarn build
+          cd ../../examples/canvas
+          yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+          yarn build
+  
+  build-example-chat:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4