diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
index 7bf6fc926..4867270e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Cache SPM dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
-          path: Examples/APIGatewayV2/.build
-          key: spm-foundation-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('Examples/APIGatewayV2/Package.swift') }}
+          path: Examples/HelloWorldNoTraits/.build
+          key: spm-foundation-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('Examples/HelloWorldNoTraits/Package.swift') }}
           restore-keys: |
             spm-foundation-${{ runner.os }}-
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/check-link-foundation.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/check-link-foundation.sh
index 594781c9a..761f1acdb 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/check-link-foundation.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/check-link-foundation.sh
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ log() { printf -- "** %s\n" "$*" >&2; }
 error() { printf -- "** ERROR: %s\n" "$*" >&2; }
 fatal() { error "$@"; exit 1; }
 
-EXAMPLE=APIGatewayV2
+EXAMPLE=HelloWorldNoTraits
 OUTPUT_DIR=.build/release
-OUTPUT_FILE=${OUTPUT_DIR}/APIGatewayLambda
+OUTPUT_FILE=${OUTPUT_DIR}/MyLambda
 LIBS_TO_CHECK="libFoundation.so libFoundationInternationalization.so lib_FoundationICU.so"
 
-pushd Examples/${EXAMPLE} || fatal "Failed to change directory to Examples/${EXAMPLE}."
+pushd Examples/${EXAMPLE} > /dev/null || fatal "Failed to change directory to Examples/${EXAMPLE}."
 
 # recompile the example without the --static-swift-stdlib flag
 swift build -c release || fatal "Failed to build the example."
@@ -39,21 +39,20 @@ for LIB in ${LIBS_TO_CHECK}; do
   echo -n "Checking for ${LIB}... "
   
   # check if the binary has a dependency on Foundation or ICU
-  echo "${LIBRARIES}" | grep "${LIB}"  # return 1 if not found
-
-  # 1 is success (grep failed to find the lib), 0 is failure (grep successly found the lib)
-  SUCCESS=$?
-  if [ "$SUCCESS" -eq 0 ]; then
+  # grep -q suppresses output; returns 0 if found, 1 if not found
+  echo "${LIBRARIES}" | grep -q "${LIB}"
+  FOUND=$?
+  if [ "$FOUND" -eq 0 ]; then
     log "❌ ${LIB} found." && break
   else
     log "✅ ${LIB} not found."
   fi
 done
 
-popd || fatal "Failed to change directory back to the root directory."
+popd > /dev/null || fatal "Failed to change directory back to the root directory."
 
-# exit code is the opposite of the grep exit code
-if [ "$SUCCESS" -eq 0 ]; then
+# FOUND is 0 if grep matched (lib was found), 1 if not
+if [ "$FOUND" -eq 0 ]; then
   fatal "❌ At least one foundation lib was found, reporting the error."
 else
   log "✅ No foundation lib found, congrats!" && exit 0
diff --git a/Examples/HelloWorldNoTraits/Package.swift b/Examples/HelloWorldNoTraits/Package.swift
index 753c67c5f..da1ee8076 100644
--- a/Examples/HelloWorldNoTraits/Package.swift
+++ b/Examples/HelloWorldNoTraits/Package.swift
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ let package = Package(
     ],
     dependencies: [
         // For local development (default)
-        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..")
+        // No traits are enabled — this example deliberately avoids Foundation
+        .package(name: "swift-aws-lambda-runtime", path: "../..", traits: [])
 
         // For standalone usage, comment the line above and uncomment below:
-        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0"),
+        // .package(url: "https://github.com/awslabs/swift-aws-lambda-runtime.git", from: "2.0.0", traits: []),
     ],
     targets: [
         .executableTarget(