diff --git a/cmake/ctest_script.cmake b/cmake/ctest_script.cmake
index 2cd0b1a6..45888d54 100644
--- a/cmake/ctest_script.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ctest_script.cmake
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ CTEST_BUILD()
 IF ( USE_VALGRIND_MATLAB )
     CTEST_TEST( INCLUDE MATLAB--test_hello_world  PARALLEL_LEVEL ${N_PROCS} )
 ELSEIF ( USE_VALGRIND )
-    CTEST_MEMCHECK( EXCLUDE procs   PARALLEL_LEVEL ${N_PROCS} )
+    CTEST_MEMCHECK( EXCLUDE "(procs)|(example--)"  PARALLEL_LEVEL ${N_PROCS} )
 ELSE()
-    # CTEST_TEST( EXCLUDE WEEKLY  PARALLEL_LEVEL ${N_PROCS} )
+    CTEST_TEST( EXCLUDE "(WEEKLY)|(example--)"  PARALLEL_LEVEL ${N_PROCS} )
     CTEST_TEST( PARALLEL_LEVEL ${N_PROCS} )
 ENDIF()
 IF( CTEST_COVERAGE_COMMAND )