diff --git a/hooks.sh b/hooks.sh
index 5a35350..40692cb 100755
--- a/hooks.sh
+++ b/hooks.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-function make_badge () {
-    ./manage.py line-count-badge
-    if [[ ! $? == 0 ]]; then
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
 function isort_all () {
     isort -y hyperglass/*.py
     if [[ ! $? == 0 ]]; then
@@ -18,6 +11,13 @@ function isort_all () {
     fi
 }
 
+function validate_examples () {
+  python3 ./tests/validate_examples.py
+  if [[! $? == 0]]; then 
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
 # make_badge
 # isort_all