diff --git a/theodolite/.dockerignore b/theodolite/.dockerignore
index d95caadc42523460fa9d78cf17629c8ee231acc9..79aa51a50c3b55c030860ca0272743b5a7a382d6 100644
--- a/theodolite/.dockerignore
+++ b/theodolite/.dockerignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 !build/*-runner.jar
 !build/lib/*
 !build/quarkus-app/*
-!config/*
\ No newline at end of file
+!config/*
+!examples/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theodolite/examples/operator/example-execution.yaml b/theodolite/examples/operator/example-execution.yaml
index 5386fd7c8665e01302067da81c5dd4caf87fc602..48452dee509aa57b36d4d76a8c4646996630a5c2 100644
--- a/theodolite/examples/operator/example-execution.yaml
+++ b/theodolite/examples/operator/example-execution.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
     loadGenerationDelay: 30 # in seconds
     restrictions:
       - "LowerBound"
-  configOverrides:
+  configOverrides: []
   # - patcher:
   #     type: "NodeSelectorPatcher"
   #     resource: "uc1-load-generator-deployment.yaml"
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm b/theodolite/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm
index 4800a03181194772f854a85a9b0ba0eed17365ec..e0e5f42b7003cbffd71bb0755d82efe3697cc04b 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.jvm
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ ENV JAVA_OPTIONS="-Dquarkus.http.host=0.0.0.0 -Djava.util.logging.manager=org.jb
 COPY build/lib/* /deployments/lib/
 COPY build/*-runner.jar /deployments/app.jar
 COPY config/ /deployments/config/
+COPY examples/ /deployments/examples/
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 USER 1001
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.native b/theodolite/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.native
index d03e77564f783b76d202986ebd7c1e336f013779..5b49df3be5c7c0df4f84b679e86ce58c773a73ce 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.native
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/docker/Dockerfile.native
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ RUN chown 1001 /deployments \
     && chown 1001:root /deployments
 COPY --chown=1001:root build/*-runner /deployments/application
 COPY config/ /deployments/config/
+COPY examples/ /deployments/examples/
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 USER 1001
diff --git a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/TheodoliteStandalone.kt b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/TheodoliteStandalone.kt
index 941868e9b19b3059ee1260e05a1b3df0b27b04f5..6b4a0bc8855cb821f226a5fb4c0b41c95cafe956 100644
--- a/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/TheodoliteStandalone.kt
+++ b/theodolite/src/main/kotlin/theodolite/execution/TheodoliteStandalone.kt
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ class TheodoliteStandalone {
     fun start() {
         logger.info { "Theodolite started" }
 
-        val executionPath = System.getenv("THEODOLITE_EXECUTION") ?: "./config/example-execution-yaml-resource.yaml"
-        val benchmarkPath = System.getenv("THEODOLITE_BENCHMARK") ?: "./config/example-benchmark-yaml-resource.yaml"
+        val executionPath = System.getenv("THEODOLITE_EXECUTION") ?: "./examples/standalone/example-execution.yaml"
+        val benchmarkPath = System.getenv("THEODOLITE_BENCHMARK") ?: "./examples/standalone/example-benchmark.yaml"
 
         logger.info { "Using $executionPath for BenchmarkExecution" }
         logger.info { "Using $benchmarkPath for BenchmarkType" }