diff --git a/examples/make_example/Makefile b/examples/make_example/Makefile
index a0fe532..329f790 100644
--- a/examples/make_example/Makefile
+++ b/examples/make_example/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ${BUILD_DIR}/main: ${SRC_DIR}/main.c ${SRC_DIR}/foo.c
 	${CC} $< -o $@
 
 run:
-	./build/main || true
+	./build/main
 
 test: setup
 
diff --git a/examples/make_example/test/test_foo.c b/examples/make_example/test/test_foo.c
index 80f17f3..3531e68 100644
--- a/examples/make_example/test/test_foo.c
+++ b/examples/make_example/test/test_foo.c
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ void test_foo_init_should_initialize_multiplier()
 {
     foo_init();
 
-    TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(1);
+    TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(0);
 }
diff --git a/examples/temp_sensor/rakefile_helper.rb b/examples/temp_sensor/rakefile_helper.rb
index 5a9735b..4d9bd50 100644
--- a/examples/temp_sensor/rakefile_helper.rb
+++ b/examples/temp_sensor/rakefile_helper.rb
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ module RakefileHelpers
                 else
                   "#{simulator[:command]} #{simulator[:pre_support]} #{executable} #{simulator[:post_support]}"
                 end
-      output = execute(cmd_str, true, true)
+      output = execute(cmd_str, true)
       test_results = $cfg['compiler']['build_path'] + test_base
       test_results += if output.match(/OK$/m).nil?
                         '.testfail'
diff --git a/lib/cmock.rb b/lib/cmock.rb
index 36b9e05..0f6a950 100644
--- a/lib/cmock.rb
+++ b/lib/cmock.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if $0 == __FILE__
       # --strippables are dealt with separately since the user is allowed to
       # enter any valid regular expression as argument
       options = option_maker(options, 'strippables', Regexp.last_match(1))
-    when /^--([a-zA-Z0-9._\\\/:\s]+)="?([a-zA-Z0-9._\-\\\/:\s;]*)"?/x
+    when /^--([a-zA-Z0-9._\\\/:\s]+)="?([a-zA-Z0-9._\-\\\/:\s;@#%!$&\(\)\*]*)"?/x
       options = option_maker(options, Regexp.last_match(1),
                              Regexp.last_match(2))
     else
diff --git a/test/rakefile b/test/rakefile
index fe64f5d..a03daf5 100644
--- a/test/rakefile
+++ b/test/rakefile
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace :test do
 
   desc "Test cmock examples"
   task :examples => [:prep_system_tests] do
-    run_examples()
+    run_examples(true)
   end
 
   #individual system tests
diff --git a/test/rakefile_helper.rb b/test/rakefile_helper.rb
index bbe3eb9..01c9252 100644
--- a/test/rakefile_helper.rb
+++ b/test/rakefile_helper.rb
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ module RakefileHelpers
     end
   end
 
-  def run_examples()
+  def run_examples(verbose=false, raise_on_failure=true)
     report "\n"
     report "-----------------\n"
     report "VALIDATE EXAMPLES\n"
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ module RakefileHelpers
       "cd #{File.join("..","examples","temp_sensor")} && rake ci"
     ].each do |cmd|
       report "Testing '#{cmd}'"
-      execute(cmd, false)
+      execute(cmd, verbose, raise_on_failure)
     end
   end