diff --git a/xtask/src/cargo_commands.rs b/xtask/src/cargo_commands.rs
index ead6eaa9a0..42895d810b 100644
--- a/xtask/src/cargo_commands.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/cargo_commands.rs
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ pub fn cargo_book<'c>(
 /// Run examples
 ///
 /// Supports updating the expected output via the overwrite argument
-pub fn run_test<'c>(
+pub fn qemu_run_examples<'c>(
     globals: &Globals,
     cargoarg: &'c Option<&'c str>,
     backend: Backends,
@@ -312,31 +312,30 @@ pub fn run_test<'c>(
     let target = backend.to_target();
     let features = Some(target.and_features(backend.to_rtic_feature()));
 
-    examples_iter(examples)
-        .map(|example| {
-            let cmd = CargoCommand::ExampleBuild {
-                cargoarg: &Some("--quiet"),
-                example,
-                target,
-                features: features.clone(),
-                mode: BuildMode::Release,
-            };
+    let build = examples_iter(examples).map(|example| {
+        let cmd_build = CargoCommand::ExampleBuild {
+            // We need to be in the correct
+            cargoarg: &None,
+            example,
+            target,
+            features: features.clone(),
+            mode: BuildMode::Release,
+        };
+        (globals, cmd_build, overwrite)
+    });
 
-            if let Err(err) = command_parser(globals, &cmd, false) {
-                error!("{err}");
-            }
+    let run = examples_iter(examples).map(|example| {
+        let cmd_qemu = CargoCommand::Qemu {
+            cargoarg,
+            example,
+            target,
+            features: features.clone(),
+            mode: BuildMode::Release,
+        };
+        (globals, cmd_qemu, overwrite)
+    });
 
-            let cmd = CargoCommand::Qemu {
-                cargoarg,
-                example,
-                target,
-                features: features.clone(),
-                mode: BuildMode::Release,
-            };
-
-            (globals, cmd, overwrite)
-        })
-        .run_and_coalesce()
+    build.chain(run).run_and_coalesce()
 }
 
 /// Check the binary sizes of examples
diff --git a/xtask/src/command.rs b/xtask/src/command.rs
index a45cb8ac8b..187a3ddccd 100644
--- a/xtask/src/command.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/command.rs
@@ -593,6 +593,11 @@ impl<'a> CargoCommand<'a> {
                 if let Some(cargoarg) = cargoarg {
                     args.extend_from_slice(&[cargoarg]);
                 }
+
+                // We need to be in the `rtic` directory to pick up
+                // the correct .cargo/config.toml file
+                args.extend_from_slice(&["-Z", "unstable-options", "-C", "rtic"]);
+
                 args.extend_from_slice(&[
                     self.command(),
                     "--example",
@@ -856,7 +861,7 @@ pub fn handle_results(globals: &Globals, results: Vec<FinalRunResult>) -> Result
         if globals.verbose > 0 {
             info!("✅ Success: {cmd}{path}\n    {}", cmd.as_cmd_string());
         } else {
-            info!("✅ Success:{cmd}{path}");
+            info!("✅ Success: {cmd}{path}");
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index 7077d552bd..853dbe783c 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         Commands::Qemu(args) | Commands::Run(args) => {
             // x86_64 target not valid
             info!("Testing for backend: {backend:?}");
-            run_test(
+            qemu_run_examples(
                 globals,
                 &cargologlevel,
                 backend,