diff --git a/.github/workflows/sanity_test.yml b/.github/workflows/sanity_test.yml
index 805345f4..05887949 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sanity_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sanity_test.yml
@@ -6,23 +6,33 @@ jobs:
     name: sanity test against examples
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        examples:
+        path-servicetask:
           [
             ./servicetask/service-invocation-synchronous,
             ./servicetask/service-invocation-asynchronous,
             ./servicetask/rest-service,
-            ./scripttask/xslt-scripttask,
-            ./startevent/message-start,
+          ]
+        path-scripttask: [./scripttask/xslt-scripttask]
+        path-startevent: [./startevent/message-start]
+        path-process-engine:
+          [
             ./process-engine-plugin/bpmn-parse-listener,
             ./process-engine-plugin/command-interceptor-blocking,
             ./process-engine-plugin/custom-history-level,
             ./process-engine-plugin/failed-job-retry-profile,
+          ]
+        path-bpmn-model-api:
+          [
             ./bpmn-model-api/generate-process-fluent-api,
             ./bpmn-model-api/parse-bpmn,
+          ]
+        path-multi-tenancy:
+          [
             ./multi-tenancy/tenant-identifier-embedded,
             ./multi-tenancy/tenant-identifier-shared-definitions,
             ./spin/dataformat-configuration-global,
           ]
+        path-spin: [./spin/dataformat-configuration-global]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -30,6 +40,24 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 17
-      - name: run sanity test
+      - name: run unit test on service task examples
+        run: mvn clean verify
+        working-directory: ${{ matrix.path-servicetask }}
+      - name: run unit test on script task examples
+        run: mvn clean verify
+        working-directory: ${{ matrix.path-scripttask }}
+      - name: run unit test on start event task examples
+        run: mvn clean verify
+        working-directory: ${{ matrix.path-startevent }}
+      - name: run unit test on process engine examples
+        run: mvn clean verify
+        working-directory: ${{ matrix.path-process-engine }}
+      - name: run unit test on bpmn model api examples
+        run: mvn clean verify
+        working-directory: ${{ matrix.path-bpmn-model-api }}
+      - name: run unit test on multi tenancy examples
+        run: mvn clean verify
+        working-directory: ${{ matrix.path-multi-tenancy }}
+      - name: run unit test on spin examples
         run: mvn clean verify
-        working-directory: ${{ matrix.examples }}
+        working-directory: ${{ matrix.path-spin }}