diff --git a/example/example.go b/example/example.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee491c1b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/example.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package example
+
+// so the go tool doesn't return errors about no buildable go files ...
diff --git a/example/example_test.go b/example/example_test.go
index fc9066d8c..3293be555 100644
--- a/example/example_test.go
+++ b/example/example_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package nilapp
+package example
 
 import (
 	"fmt"