diff --git a/_test/check-exercises.sh b/_test/check-exercises.sh
index 949af96f2..68d082bde 100755
--- a/_test/check-exercises.sh
+++ b/_test/check-exercises.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ for exercise in exercises/*/tests; do
         [ -d src ] || mkdir src
         cp example.rs src/lib.rs
 
+        # Overwrite empty Cargo.toml if an example specific file exists
+        if [ -f Cargo-example.toml ]; then
+            cp Cargo-example.toml Cargo.toml
+        fi
+
         # Forcibly strip all "ignore" statements from the testing files
         for test in tests/*.rs; do
             sed -i '/\[ignore\]/d' $test