diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a78c429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+build-scripts
+=============
+
+mininet nightly build scripts
diff --git a/nightly.sh b/nightly.sh
index 5875b1b..e197b8e 100755
--- a/nightly.sh
+++ b/nightly.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ opts='-z --timeout 1800'
 scripts=/home/mininet/build-scripts
 post=$scripts/post-build-result.sh
 check=$scripts/check-build-dir.sh
+examples=$scripts/test-built-vm.sh
 maxbuilds=3
 
 echo '* Pulling latest build.py'
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ cd $dir
 
 # Build current master branch
 
-dists="precise quantal raring saucy trusty"
+dists="precise saucy trusty utopic"
 archs="32 64"
 
 for dist in $dists; do
@@ -49,13 +50,15 @@ for dist in $dists; do
     builddir=mn-$target*
     echo "* Checking build log for $builddir"
     $post "check-$target" $check $builddir
+    echo "* Testing examples (quick)"
+    $post "test-examples-$target" $examples $date $target examplesquick
   done
 done
 
 # Build stable release
 
 release=2.1.0p2
-dists="raring"
+dists="trusty"
 opts="$opts -b $release"
 
 for dist in $dists; do
@@ -66,6 +69,8 @@ for dist in $dists; do
     builddir=mn-$release-$target*
     echo "* Checking build log for $builddir"
     $post "check-$release-$target" $check $builddir
+    echo "* Testing examples (quick)"
+    $post "test-examples-$release-$target" $examples $date $target examplesquick
   done
 done
 
diff --git a/test-built-vm.sh b/test-built-vm.sh
index d10b70d..50e455d 100755
--- a/test-built-vm.sh
+++ b/test-built-vm.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
   echo "Mininet nightly build tester"
   echo "Usage: $0 <day> <flavor> [<test>...]"
-  echo "Valid tests include: sanity core examplesquick examples ..."
+  echo "Valid tests include: sanity core examplesquick examplesfull ..."
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ if [ "$images" != "" ]; then
 fi
 
 build=~/mininet/util/vm/build.py
-# was: --verbose
-opts=""
+# BL: was: "" - using verbose for now as we add this to nightly
+opts="--verbose"
 branch=""
 #--branch master"
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ for image in $images; do
     cmd="$build $opts $branch $tests --image $image"
     echo "- $cmd"
     $cmd
-  echo "* Done testing $image"
+  echo "* Done testing $image (exit code $?)"
 done
 
 exit 0