diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b0e8cf8b..5eda3c15 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - run:
                 name: Building the boomexample subproject using Verilator
-                command: .circleci/do-rtl-build.sh boomexample SmallDefaultBoomConfig
+                command: .circleci/do-rtl-build.sh boomexample example SmallDefaultBoomConfig
                 no_output_timeout: 120m
 
             - save_cache:
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - run:
                 name: Building the hwacha subproject using Verilator
-                command: .circleci/do-rtl-build.sh hwacha
+                command: .circleci/do-rtl-build.sh hwacha example SmallHwachaConfig
                 no_output_timeout: 120m
 
             - save_cache:
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - run:
                 name: Run hwacha benchmark tests
-                command: make run-bmark-tests -C sims/verisim SUB_PROJECT=hwacha
+                command: make run-bmark-tests -C sims/verisim SUB_PROJECT=hwacha CONFIG_PACKAGE=example CONFIG=SmallHwachaConfig
 
 # Order and dependencies of jobs to run
 workflows:
diff --git a/.circleci/do-rtl-build.sh b/.circleci/do-rtl-build.sh
index e7056e53..eabce7c1 100755
--- a/.circleci/do-rtl-build.sh
+++ b/.circleci/do-rtl-build.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 # create the different verilator builds
 # 1st argument is the subproject
-# 2nd argument is the config (can be unspecified)
+# 2nd argument is the config package (can be unspecified)
+# 3nd argument is the config (can be unspecified)
 
 # turn echo on and error on earliest command
 set -ex
@@ -19,8 +20,8 @@ make clean
 if [ $# -ne 0 ]; then
   if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
     make SUB_PROJECT=$1 JAVA_ARGS="-Xmx2G -Xss8M"
-  elif [ $# -eq 2 ]; then
-    make SUB_PROJECT=$1 CONFIG=$2 JAVA_ARGS="-Xmx2G -Xss8M"
+  elif [ $# -eq 3 ]; then
+    make SUB_PROJECT=$1 CONFIG_PACKAGE=$2 CONFIG=$3 JAVA_ARGS="-Xmx2G -Xss8M"
   else
     exit 1 # wrong amount of args
   fi
diff --git a/generators/example/src/main/scala/Configs.scala b/generators/example/src/main/scala/Configs.scala
index dc0a07ba..90b6cf89 100644
--- a/generators/example/src/main/scala/Configs.scala
+++ b/generators/example/src/main/scala/Configs.scala
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ class HwachaConfig extends Config(
   new hwacha.DefaultHwachaConfig ++
   new DefaultRocketConfig)
 
+class SmallHwachaConfig extends Config(
+  new hwacha.WithNBanks(1) ++
+  new hwacha.DefaultHwachaConfig ++
+  new DefaultConfig)
+
 class RoccRocketConfig extends Config(
   new WithRoccExample ++
   new DefaultRocketConfig)