diff --git a/.github/workflows/main_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/main_cpp.yml
index 442cdd7acb..82e9fd97d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main_cpp.yml
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: 3.11
         
-    - name: Install Cmake, Make, g++, MKL
+    - name: Install Cmake, Make, g++, MKL, OpenCV
       run: |
         sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
         sudo apt install cmake g++ make
         sudo apt-get -y install intel-mkl
+        sudo apt -y install libtbb-dev
+        sudo apt install libopencv-dev
     - name: Run Cpp Tests
       run: |
         chmod +x ./run_cpp_examples.sh
diff --git a/run_cpp_examples.sh b/run_cpp_examples.sh
index 3aed67d023..45f1c4a92d 100644
--- a/run_cpp_examples.sh
+++ b/run_cpp_examples.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,31 @@ function autograd() {
   fi
 }
 
+function custom-dataset() {
+  start
+  # Download the dataset and unzip it
+  if [ ! -d "$BASE_DIR/cpp/$EXAMPLE/dataset" ]; then
+    wget https://data.caltech.edu/records/mzrjq-6wc02/files/caltech-101.zip
+    unzip caltech-101.zip
+    cd caltech-101
+    tar -xzf 101_ObjectCategories.tar.gz
+    mv 101_ObjectCategories $BASE_DIR/cpp/$EXAMPLE/dataset
+  fi
+  # build the executable and run it
+  cd $BASE_DIR/cpp/$EXAMPLE
+  mkdir build
+  cd build
+  cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$LIBTORCH_PATH -DOpenCV_DIR=/usr/local/bin ..
+  make
+  if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Successfully built $EXAMPLE"
+    ./$EXAMPLE # Run the executable
+  else
+    error "Failed to build $EXAMPLE"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
 function clean() {
   cd $BASE_DIR
   echo "Running clean to remove cruft"
@@ -62,11 +87,13 @@ function clean() {
   find . -type d -name 'build' -exec rm -rf {} +
   # Remove the libtorch directory
   rm -rf $HOME_DIR/libtorch
+  rm -f libtorch-shared-with-deps-latest.zip
   echo "Clean completed"
 }
 
 function run_all() {
-  autograd
+  # autograd
+  custom-dataset
 }
 
 # by default, run all examples