diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
index 9f31b9909a..3ed2cac064 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
@@ -369,4 +369,5 @@ test_linux_example:
   script:
     - cd ${IDF_PATH}/examples/build_system/cmake/linux_host_app
     - idf.py build
-    - build/linux_host_app.elf
+    - timeout 5 ./build/linux_host_app.elf >test.log || true
+    - grep "Restarting" test.log
diff --git a/examples/build_system/cmake/linux_host_app/main/linux_host_app.cpp b/examples/build_system/cmake/linux_host_app/main/linux_host_app.cpp
index c51a9fb764..7c646d1743 100644
--- a/examples/build_system/cmake/linux_host_app/main/linux_host_app.cpp
+++ b/examples/build_system/cmake/linux_host_app/main/linux_host_app.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,23 @@
 */
 
 #include "stdio.h"
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 void app_main() {
-    printf("Hello, Host!\n");
+    while(1) {
+        printf("Hello, Host!\n");
+
+        for (int i = 10; i >= 0; i--) {
+            printf("Restarting in %d seconds...\n", i);
+            sleep(1);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+    setbuf(stdout, NULL);
     app_main();
+
     return 0;
 }