diff --git a/.github/workflows/stuff.yml b/.github/workflows/stuff.yml
index f7553e0469673..585e5874d6e9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stuff.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stuff.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cargo build --example asset_processing --features "filesystem_watcher,bevy_ci_testing"
           & { Start-Sleep -s 1; sed -i.bak 's/"a"/"modified"/' examples/asset/processing/assets/a.cool.ron; } &
-          cargo run --example asset_processing --no-default-features --features "filesystem_watcher,bevy_asset,multi-threaded"
+          cargo run --example asset_processing --no-default-features --features "filesystem_watcher,bevy_asset,multi-threaded,bevy_ci_testing"
           cat examples/asset/processing/imported_assets/a.cool.ron
         env:
           CI_TESTING_CONFIG: .github/example-run/alien_cake_addict.ron 
diff --git a/examples/asset/processing/processing.rs b/examples/asset/processing/processing.rs
index 46e5b22928322..28f91ac9d8d67 100644
--- a/examples/asset/processing/processing.rs
+++ b/examples/asset/processing/processing.rs
@@ -37,9 +37,18 @@ fn main() {
 
     #[cfg(feature = "bevy_winit")]
     app.run();
+
     #[cfg(not(feature = "bevy_winit"))]
     loop {
         app.update();
+        if !app
+            .world
+            .resource_mut::<Events<bevy_internal::app::AppExit>>()
+            .is_empty()
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(25));
     }
 }