diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 12132e5430..391989812d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 # All Examples TODO restore when https://github.com/demergent-labs/azle/issues/1192 is resolved
 # "examples/complex_types",
-# "examples/counter",
 # "examples/cross_canister_calls",
 # "examples/cycles",
 # "examples/date",
@@ -114,6 +113,7 @@ jobs:
                     "examples/candid_encoding",
                     "examples/complex_init",
                     "examples/composite_queries",
+                    "examples/counter",
                     "examples/primitive_types",
                     "examples/principal",
                     "examples/query",
diff --git a/examples/counter/dfx.json b/examples/counter/dfx.json
index c78402bafb..4514887657 100644
--- a/examples/counter/dfx.json
+++ b/examples/counter/dfx.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
             "root": "src",
             "ts": "src/index.ts",
             "candid": "src/index.did",
-            "wasm": ".azle/counter/counter.wasm.gz",
+            "wasm": ".azle/counter/counter.wasm",
+            "gzip": true,
             "declarations": {
                 "output": "test/dfx_generated/counter",
                 "node_compatibility": true
diff --git a/examples/counter/src/index.ts b/examples/counter/src/index.ts
index 5f0f717d44..4ede974d3d 100644
--- a/examples/counter/src/index.ts
+++ b/examples/counter/src/index.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 import { nat64, query, Service, update } from 'azle';
 
-export default class extends Service {
-    count: nat64 = 0n;
-
-    @query([], nat64)
-    readCount(): nat64 {
-        return this.count;
-    }
-
-    @update([], nat64)
-    incrementCount(): nat64 {
-        this.count += 1n;
-
-        return this.count;
-    }
-}
+let count: nat64 = 0n;
+
+export default Service({
+    readCount: query([], nat64, () => {
+        return count;
+    }),
+    incrementCount: update([], nat64, () => {
+        count += 1n;
+
+        return count;
+    })
+});