diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c6ae15..15c3b77 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ test/*.trs
 test/*.txt
 test/*.eps
 test/test_cscripts.sh
-test/test_examples.sh
+test/test_examples.py
 test/reports/*.xml
 test/butterfly.txt
 test/.coverage
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c191943..9578d78 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
                  test/test_cscripts.sh
                  test/test_python_ctools.sh
                  test/test_python_cscripts.sh
-                 test/test_examples.sh
+                 test/test_examples.py
                  pyext/Makefile
                  pyext/setup.py
                  pyext/ctools/__init__.py
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
                 [if test -f test/test_cscripts.sh; then chmod +x test/test_cscripts.sh; fi;
                  if test -f test/test_python_ctools.sh; then chmod +x test/test_python_ctools.sh; fi;
                  if test -f test/test_python_cscripts.sh; then chmod +x test/test_python_cscripts.sh; fi;
-                 if test -f test/test_examples.sh; then chmod +x test/test_examples.sh; fi;
+                 if test -f test/test_examples.py; then chmod +x test/test_examples.py; fi;
                  if test -f testconf.sh; then chmod +x testconf.sh; fi])
 AC_OUTPUT
 
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 2213dab..ef10ca1 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if WITH_PYTHON
   TEST_CSCRIPTS        = test_cscripts.sh
   TEST_PYTHON_CTOOLS   = test_python_ctools.sh
   TEST_PYTHON_CSCRIPTS = test_python_cscripts.sh
-  TEST_PYTHON_EXAMPLES = test_examples.sh
+  TEST_PYTHON_EXAMPLES = test_examples.py
   TEST_PYTHON_ENV      = PYTHONPATH=$(top_builddir):$(top_builddir)/pyext:$(top_builddir)/pyext/build/ctools/ctools:$(pythondir):$(pyexecdir):$(PYTHONPATH)
 endif
 
diff --git a/test/test_examples.py b/test/test_examples.py.in
index 21032ee..54aa4bf 100755
--- a/test/test_examples.py
+++ b/test/test_examples.py.in
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Test(gammalib.GPythonTestSuite):
             String with name to be used for logging
         """
         # Setup command
-        cmd = '../examples/' + name + '.py'
+        cmd = '@PYTHON_COVERAGE@../examples/' + name + '.py'
         if len(args) > 0:
             cmd += ' ' + args
 
diff --git a/test/test_examples.sh.in b/test/test_examples.sh.in
deleted file mode 100755
index fc5d689..0000000
--- a/test/test_examples.sh.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-# ==========================================================================
-# This script launches the examples unit tests
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2016 Juergen Knoedlseder
-#
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-# ==========================================================================
-
-#
-# Run the examples test
-# =====================
-@PYTHON_COVERAGE@./test_examples.py