diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
index e4b87d5916..94770580d6 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ LAKE ?= ../build/bin/lake
 
 all: check-lake test time-bootstrap check-bootstrap test-bootstrapped
 
-test: test-init test-hello test-io test-deps test-git test-ffi test-ffi-dep test-main
+test: test-init test-hello test-io test-deps\
+	test-git test-ffi test-ffi-dep test-main
 
-clean: clean-init clean-hello clean-io clean-deps clean-git clean-ffi clean-ffi-dep clean-main clean-bootstrap
+clean: clean-init clean-hello clean-io clean-deps\
+	clean-git clean-ffi clean-ffi-dep clean-main clean-bootstrap
 
 check-lake:
 	$(LAKE) self-check
@@ -74,4 +76,5 @@ test-bootstrapped: test-boostrapped-hello
 test-boostrapped-hello:
 	cd hello && ./bootstrapped-test.sh
 
-.PHONY: all check-lake test clean test-bootstrap time-bootstrap check-bootstrap test-bootstrapped
+.PHONY: all check-lake test clean\
+	test-bootstrap time-bootstrap check-bootstrap test-bootstrapped
diff --git a/examples/deps/bar/.gitignore b/examples/deps/bar/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..796b96d1c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/deps/bar/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/build
diff --git a/examples/deps/bar/Main.lean b/examples/deps/bar/Main.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37b0338942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/deps/bar/Main.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import Foo
+
+def main : IO Unit :=
+  IO.println s!"Hello, bar {foo} {a} {b}!"
diff --git a/examples/deps/bar/lakefile.lean b/examples/deps/bar/lakefile.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2820d1f136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/deps/bar/lakefile.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import Lake
+open System Lake DSL
+
+package where
+  name := "bar"
+  dependencies := [
+    { name := "foo", src := Source.path (FilePath.mk ".." /  "foo") }
+  ]
+  binRoot := `Main
diff --git a/examples/deps/clean.sh b/examples/deps/clean.sh
index bb08ef93ed..ca53ed1f0d 100755
--- a/examples/deps/clean.sh
+++ b/examples/deps/clean.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 rm -rf a/build
 rm -rf b/build
 rm -rf foo/build
+rm -rf bar/build
diff --git a/examples/deps/foo/Foo.lean b/examples/deps/foo/Foo.lean
index 70f30e33be..3ac72cda60 100644
--- a/examples/deps/foo/Foo.lean
+++ b/examples/deps/foo/Foo.lean
@@ -2,6 +2,3 @@ import A
 import B
 import Foo.Bar
 import Foo.Baz
-
-def main : IO Unit :=
-  IO.println s!"Hello, {foo} {a} {b}!"
diff --git a/examples/deps/foo/Main.lean b/examples/deps/foo/Main.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a97c51c767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/deps/foo/Main.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import Foo
+
+def main : IO Unit :=
+  IO.println s!"Hello, {foo} {a} {b}!"
diff --git a/examples/deps/foo/lakefile.lean b/examples/deps/foo/lakefile.lean
index 0764357b2b..ab0231d793 100644
--- a/examples/deps/foo/lakefile.lean
+++ b/examples/deps/foo/lakefile.lean
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ package where
     { name := "a", src := Source.path (FilePath.mk ".." / "a") },
     { name := "b", src := Source.path (FilePath.mk ".." / "b") }
   ]
+  binRoot := `Main
diff --git a/examples/deps/package.sh b/examples/deps/package.sh
index 2b5a67a15b..c0edb02a31 100755
--- a/examples/deps/package.sh
+++ b/examples/deps/package.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+set -ex
+
+# TODO: flip and fix example (deep deps are currently broken)
+
 cd foo
-echo "in directory 'foo'"
 ${LAKE:-../../../build/bin/lake} build-bin
+cd ..
+
+cd bar
+${LAKE:-../../../build/bin/lake} build-bin
+cd ..
diff --git a/examples/deps/test.sh b/examples/deps/test.sh
index 7279493ef9..95bbde3c92 100755
--- a/examples/deps/test.sh
+++ b/examples/deps/test.sh
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ set -e
 ./clean.sh
 ./package.sh
 ./foo/build/bin/foo
+./bar/build/bin/bar