diff --git a/programming_examples/ml/bottleneck/Makefile b/programming_examples/ml/bottleneck/Makefile
index a8ddc031f5..3c997a3f66 100755
--- a/programming_examples/ml/bottleneck/Makefile
+++ b/programming_examples/ml/bottleneck/Makefile
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ clean:
 		chess* *.o insts.txt \
 		*.log aie_partition.json *.bin BOOT.BIN _x test.exe
 
-run_py: 
+run_py: build/final.xclbin
 	${powershell} python3 ${srcdir}/test.py -x build/final.xclbin -i build/insts.txt -k MLIR_AIE
diff --git a/programming_examples/ml/conv2d/Makefile b/programming_examples/ml/conv2d/Makefile
index 2b38334f8d..7057509ac0 100755
--- a/programming_examples/ml/conv2d/Makefile
+++ b/programming_examples/ml/conv2d/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ build/final.xclbin: build/${mlirFileName}.mlir build/conv2dk1_i8.o
 		--no-xchesscc --no-xbridge \
 		--xclbin-name=${@F} --npu-insts-name=insts.txt $(<:%=../%)
 
-run_py: build/final.xclbin build/insts.txt
+run_py: build/final.xclbin
 	${powershell} python3 ${srcdir}/test.py -x build/final.xclbin -i build/insts.txt -k MLIR_AIE
 
 clean:
diff --git a/programming_examples/ml/conv2d_fused_relu/Makefile b/programming_examples/ml/conv2d_fused_relu/Makefile
index feb04eb6e1..91b28f7af5 100755
--- a/programming_examples/ml/conv2d_fused_relu/Makefile
+++ b/programming_examples/ml/conv2d_fused_relu/Makefile
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ clean:
 		chess* *.o insts.txt \
 		*.log aie_partition.json *.bin BOOT.BIN _x test.exe
 
-run_py: 
+run_py: build/final.xclbin
 	${powershell} python3  ${srcdir}/test.py -x build/final.xclbin -i build/insts.txt -k MLIR_AIE
diff --git a/programming_examples/vision/color_detect/Makefile b/programming_examples/vision/color_detect/Makefile
index 8495870757..d4ced3a74a 100755
--- a/programming_examples/vision/color_detect/Makefile
+++ b/programming_examples/vision/color_detect/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ else
 	cp _build/${targetname} $@ 
 endif
 
-run: ${targetname}.exe build/final_${COLORDETECT_WIDTH}.xclbin build/insts.txt
+run: ${targetname}.exe build/final_${COLORDETECT_WIDTH}.xclbin
 	${powershell} ./$< -x build/final_${COLORDETECT_WIDTH}.xclbin -i build/insts.txt -k MLIR_AIE
 
 clean:
diff --git a/programming_examples/vision/color_threshold/Makefile b/programming_examples/vision/color_threshold/Makefile
index d21f36d814..56841203df 100644
--- a/programming_examples/vision/color_threshold/Makefile
+++ b/programming_examples/vision/color_threshold/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ else
 	cp _build/${targetname} $@ 
 endif
 
-run: ${targetname}.exe build/final_${COLORTHRESHOLD_WIDTH}.xclbin build/insts.txt
+run: ${targetname}.exe build/final_${COLORTHRESHOLD_WIDTH}.xclbin
 	${powershell} ./$< -x build/final_${COLORTHRESHOLD_WIDTH}.xclbin -i build/insts.txt -k MLIR_AIE
 
 clean:
diff --git a/programming_examples/vision/edge_detect/Makefile b/programming_examples/vision/edge_detect/Makefile
index f739de48f0..37106a9c07 100755
--- a/programming_examples/vision/edge_detect/Makefile
+++ b/programming_examples/vision/edge_detect/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ else
 	cp _build/${targetname} $@ 
 endif
 
-run: ${targetname}.exe build/final_${EDGEDETECT_WIDTH}.xclbin build/insts.txt
+run: ${targetname}.exe build/final_${EDGEDETECT_WIDTH}.xclbin
 	${powershell} ./$< -x build/final_${EDGEDETECT_WIDTH}.xclbin -i build/insts.txt -k MLIR_AIE
 
 clean:
diff --git a/programming_examples/vision/vision_passthrough/Makefile b/programming_examples/vision/vision_passthrough/Makefile
index c6aeee8a54..874a89e8f9 100644
--- a/programming_examples/vision/vision_passthrough/Makefile
+++ b/programming_examples/vision/vision_passthrough/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ else
 	cp _build/${targetname} $@ 
 endif
 
-run: ${targetname}.exe build/final_${PASSTHROUGH_WIDTH}.xclbin build/insts.txt
+run: ${targetname}.exe build/final_${PASSTHROUGH_WIDTH}.xclbin
 	${powershell} ./$< -x build/final_${PASSTHROUGH_WIDTH}.xclbin -i build/insts.txt -k MLIR_AIE
 
 clean: