diff --git a/examples/get-started/blink/pytest_blink.py b/examples/get-started/blink/pytest_blink.py
index 47d3aaccbd..b7ea802c3b 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/blink/pytest_blink.py
+++ b/examples/get-started/blink/pytest_blink.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 
-import hashlib
 import logging
 import os
 
@@ -9,21 +8,6 @@ import pytest
 from pytest_embedded_idf.dut import IdfDut
 
 
-def verify_elf_sha256_embedding(bin_path: str, sha256_reported: str) -> None:
-    elf_file = os.path.join(bin_path, 'blink.elf')
-    sha256 = hashlib.sha256()
-    with open(elf_file, 'rb') as f:
-        sha256.update(f.read())
-    sha256_expected = sha256.hexdigest()
-
-    logging.info(f'ELF file SHA256: {sha256_expected}')
-    logging.info(f'ELF file SHA256 (reported by the app): {sha256_reported}')
-
-    # the app reports only the first several hex characters of the SHA256, check that they match
-    if not sha256_expected.startswith(sha256_reported):
-        raise ValueError('ELF file SHA256 mismatch')
-
-
 @pytest.mark.supported_targets
 @pytest.mark.generic
 def test_blink(dut: IdfDut) -> None:
@@ -31,7 +15,3 @@ def test_blink(dut: IdfDut) -> None:
     binary_file = os.path.join(dut.app.binary_path, 'blink.bin')
     bin_size = os.path.getsize(binary_file)
     logging.info('blink_bin_size : {}KB'.format(bin_size // 1024))
-
-    sha256_reported = dut.expect(r'ELF file SHA256:\s+([a-f0-9]+)').group(1).decode('utf-8')
-
-    verify_elf_sha256_embedding(dut.app.binary_path, sha256_reported)
diff --git a/examples/get-started/hello_world/pytest_hello_world.py b/examples/get-started/hello_world/pytest_hello_world.py
index 3cb161c774..7a55984ab1 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/hello_world/pytest_hello_world.py
+++ b/examples/get-started/hello_world/pytest_hello_world.py
@@ -1,22 +1,46 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 
+import hashlib
+import logging
 from typing import Callable
 
 import pytest
 from pytest_embedded_idf.dut import IdfDut
+from pytest_embedded_qemu.app import QemuApp
 from pytest_embedded_qemu.dut import QemuDut
 
 
 @pytest.mark.supported_targets
 @pytest.mark.generic
-def test_hello_world(dut: IdfDut, log_minimum_free_heap_size: Callable[..., None]) -> None:
+def test_hello_world(
+    dut: IdfDut, log_minimum_free_heap_size: Callable[..., None]
+) -> None:
     dut.expect('Hello world!')
     log_minimum_free_heap_size()
 
 
+def verify_elf_sha256_embedding(app: QemuApp, sha256_reported: str) -> None:
+    sha256 = hashlib.sha256()
+    with open(app.elf_file, 'rb') as f:
+        sha256.update(f.read())
+    sha256_expected = sha256.hexdigest()
+
+    logging.info(f'ELF file SHA256: {sha256_expected}')
+    logging.info(f'ELF file SHA256 (reported by the app): {sha256_reported}')
+
+    # the app reports only the first several hex characters of the SHA256, check that they match
+    if not sha256_expected.startswith(sha256_reported):
+        raise ValueError('ELF file SHA256 mismatch')
+
+
 @pytest.mark.esp32  # we only support qemu on esp32 for now
 @pytest.mark.host_test
 @pytest.mark.qemu
-def test_hello_world_host(dut: QemuDut) -> None:
+def test_hello_world_host(app: QemuApp, dut: QemuDut) -> None:
+    sha256_reported = (
+        dut.expect(r'ELF file SHA256:\s+([a-f0-9]+)').group(1).decode('utf-8')
+    )
+    verify_elf_sha256_embedding(app, sha256_reported)
+
     dut.expect('Hello world!')