diff --git a/.github/workflows/notebooktest-package.yml b/.github/workflows/test-tutorials.yml
similarity index 91%
rename from .github/workflows/notebooktest-package.yml
rename to .github/workflows/test-tutorials.yml
index a3020042..3e579f07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notebooktest-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-tutorials.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Notebooks
+name: Tutorials
 
 on: [push]
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         python -m pip install pathos pygraphviz neuron cloud-volume k3d scikit-image open3d
         python -m pip install -e .[test-notebook,all]
-    - name: Run notebooks
+    - name: Run tutorials
       uses: coactions/setup-xvfb@v1
       env:
         NEUPRINT_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: ${{ secrets.neuprint }}
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ jobs:
         INSECT_BRAIN_DB_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.insect_brain_db_password }}
       with:
         run: |
-          export NAVIS_HEADLESS=TRUE
-          python tests/test_notebooks.py
+          NAVIS_PLOT3D_BACKEND="plotly"
+          python tests/test_tutorials.py
diff --git a/tests/test_notebooks.py b/tests/test_notebooks.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ba5f9a6..00000000
--- a/tests/test_notebooks.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Code to run Jupyter notebooks in /docs/source.
-"""
-import navis
-
-from pathlib import Path
-
-# If Jupyter is not installed, this will fail.
-# We will belay the import error in case the
-# user wants to run only the other parts of the
-# test suite.
-try:
-    import nbformat
-    from nbconvert.preprocessors import ExecutePreprocessor
-except ImportError:
-    nbformat = None
-    pass
-except BaseException:
-    raise
-
-SKIP = ['transforming.ipynb',  # requires navis-flybrains + transforms
-        'python2cytoscape.ipynb',  # requires cytoscape
-        'r_doc.ipynb',  # requires rpy2
-        'nblast_flycircuit.ipynb',  # requires downloading flycircuit dotprops
-        'nblast_hemibrain.ipynb',  # requires downloading data
-        'microns_tut.ipynb',  # requires credentials
-        'local_data_skeletons.ipynb',  # requires downloaded data
-        'local_data_dotprops.ipynb',  # requires downloaded data
-        'local_data_meshes.ipynb',  # requires downloaded data
-        'local_data_voxels.ipynb',  # requires downloaded data
-        'local_data_pickling.ipynb',  # requires downloaded data
-        'neuromorpho_tut.ipynb',  # some certificate issue at the moment
-        ]
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    if not nbformat:
-        raise ImportError('`nbformat` not found - please install Jupyter')
-
-    navis.set_pbars(jupyter=False, hide=True)
-
-    # Recursively search for notebooks
-    path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / 'docs/source/tutorials'
-
-    for file in path.glob('*.ipynb'):
-        if not file.is_file():
-            continue
-        if file.name in SKIP:
-            continue
-
-        with open(file) as f:
-            nb = nbformat.read(f, as_version=4)
-
-        ep = ExecutePreprocessor(timeout=600)
-
-        print('Executing', file.name, '... ', end='')
-        ep.preprocess(nb, {'metadata': {'path': file.parent}})
-        print('Done.')
-
-    print('All done.')
diff --git a/tests/test_tutorials.py b/tests/test_tutorials.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..103fbd8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_tutorials.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+"""
+Code to execute code examples notebooks in /docs/examples.
+
+This will not be run through pytest but is meant to be run in a separate CI job.
+"""
+
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# If Jupyter is not installed, this will fail.
+# We will belay the import error in case the
+# user wants to run only the other parts of the
+# test suite.
+try:
+    import nbformat
+    from nbconvert.preprocessors import ExecutePreprocessor
+except ImportError:
+    nbformat = None
+    pass
+except BaseException:
+    raise
+
+SKIP = [
+
+]
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Recursively search for notebooks
+    path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "docs/examples"
+
+    files = list(path.rglob("*.py"))
+    for i, file in enumerate(files):
+        if not file.is_file():
+            continue
+        if file.name in SKIP:
+            continue
+
+        print(f"Executing {file.name} [{i+1}/{len(files)}]... ", end="", flush=True)
+        try:
+            p = subprocess.run(["python", str(file)], check=True, capture_output=True, timeout=600)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            print("Failed.")
+            print(e.stdout.decode())
+            print(e.stderr.decode())
+            raise
+        print("Done.", flush=True)
+
+    print("All done.")