diff --git a/pl_examples/basic_examples/autoencoder.py b/pl_examples/basic_examples/autoencoder.py
index a6ee9e4d45583f..179eafdc139a16 100644
--- a/pl_examples/basic_examples/autoencoder.py
+++ b/pl_examples/basic_examples/autoencoder.py
@@ -109,9 +109,12 @@ def predict_dataloader(self):
 
 
 def cli_main():
-    cli = LightningCLI(LitAutoEncoder, MyDataModule, seed_everything_default=1234, save_config_overwrite=True)
-    cli.trainer.test(cli.model, datamodule=cli.datamodule)
-    predictions = cli.trainer.predict(cli.model, datamodule=cli.datamodule)
+    cli = LightningCLI(
+        LitAutoEncoder, MyDataModule, seed_everything_default=1234, save_config_overwrite=True, run=False
+    )
+    cli.trainer.fit(cli.model, datamodule=cli.datamodule)
+    cli.trainer.test(ckpt_path="best")
+    predictions = cli.trainer.predict(ckpt_path="best")
     print(predictions[0])
 
 
diff --git a/pl_examples/basic_examples/backbone_image_classifier.py b/pl_examples/basic_examples/backbone_image_classifier.py
index 0f2e39f0c88268..26d83522ce6f39 100644
--- a/pl_examples/basic_examples/backbone_image_classifier.py
+++ b/pl_examples/basic_examples/backbone_image_classifier.py
@@ -124,9 +124,10 @@ def predict_dataloader(self):
 
 
 def cli_main():
-    cli = LightningCLI(LitClassifier, MyDataModule, seed_everything_default=1234, save_config_overwrite=True)
-    cli.trainer.test(cli.model, datamodule=cli.datamodule)
-    predictions = cli.trainer.predict(cli.model, datamodule=cli.datamodule)
+    cli = LightningCLI(LitClassifier, MyDataModule, seed_everything_default=1234, save_config_overwrite=True, run=False)
+    cli.trainer.fit(cli.model, datamodule=cli.datamodule)
+    cli.trainer.test(ckpt_path="best")
+    predictions = cli.trainer.predict(ckpt_path="best")
     print(predictions[0])
 
 
diff --git a/pl_examples/basic_examples/dali_image_classifier.py b/pl_examples/basic_examples/dali_image_classifier.py
index 9a0b6e002ffa71..8eda150cbb620d 100644
--- a/pl_examples/basic_examples/dali_image_classifier.py
+++ b/pl_examples/basic_examples/dali_image_classifier.py
@@ -198,8 +198,9 @@ def cli_main():
     if not _DALI_AVAILABLE:
         return
 
-    cli = LightningCLI(LitClassifier, MyDataModule, seed_everything_default=1234, save_config_overwrite=True)
-    cli.trainer.test(cli.model, datamodule=cli.datamodule)
+    cli = LightningCLI(LitClassifier, MyDataModule, seed_everything_default=1234, save_config_overwrite=True, run=False)
+    cli.trainer.fit(cli.model, datamodule=cli.datamodule)
+    cli.trainer.test(ckpt_path="best")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/pl_examples/basic_examples/simple_image_classifier.py b/pl_examples/basic_examples/simple_image_classifier.py
index 5fd13723d66536..5fdcb8d8c3bb2b 100644
--- a/pl_examples/basic_examples/simple_image_classifier.py
+++ b/pl_examples/basic_examples/simple_image_classifier.py
@@ -72,8 +72,11 @@ def configure_optimizers(self):
 
 
 def cli_main():
-    cli = LightningCLI(LitClassifier, MNISTDataModule, seed_everything_default=1234, save_config_overwrite=True)
-    cli.trainer.test(cli.model, datamodule=cli.datamodule)
+    cli = LightningCLI(
+        LitClassifier, MNISTDataModule, seed_everything_default=1234, save_config_overwrite=True, run=False
+    )
+    cli.trainer.fit(cli.model, datamodule=cli.datamodule)
+    cli.trainer.test(ckpt_path="best")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/pl_examples/domain_templates/computer_vision_fine_tuning.py b/pl_examples/domain_templates/computer_vision_fine_tuning.py
index 466730990f67b1..6a73dc5ee3b919 100644
--- a/pl_examples/domain_templates/computer_vision_fine_tuning.py
+++ b/pl_examples/domain_templates/computer_vision_fine_tuning.py
@@ -277,10 +277,10 @@ def add_arguments_to_parser(self, parser):
             }
         )
 
-    def instantiate_trainer(self):
-        finetuning_callback = MilestonesFinetuning(**self.config_init["finetuning"])
+    def instantiate_trainer(self, *args):
+        finetuning_callback = MilestonesFinetuning(**self._get(self.config_init, "finetuning"))
         self.trainer_defaults["callbacks"] = [finetuning_callback]
-        super().instantiate_trainer()
+        return super().instantiate_trainer(*args)
 
 
 def cli_main():
diff --git a/pl_examples/run_examples.sh b/pl_examples/run_examples.sh
index 66714df6727d9c..4dfad17ae8970a 100644
--- a/pl_examples/run_examples.sh
+++ b/pl_examples/run_examples.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 set -ex
 
 dir_path=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
-args="--trainer.max_epochs=1 --data.batch_size=32 --trainer.limit_train_batches=2 --trainer.limit_val_batches=2"
+args="--trainer.max_epochs=1 " \
+  "--data.batch_size=32 " \
+  "--trainer.limit_train_batches=2 " \
+  "--trainer.limit_val_batches=2 " \
+  "--trainer.limit_test_batches=2 "\
+  "--trainer.limit_predict_batches=2"
 
 python "${dir_path}/basic_examples/simple_image_classifier.py" ${args} "$@"
 python "${dir_path}/basic_examples/backbone_image_classifier.py" ${args} "$@"
diff --git a/tests/special_tests.sh b/tests/special_tests.sh
index 2c9397125e751b..223f3f02d2c60b 100755
--- a/tests/special_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/special_tests.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fi
 # report+="Ran\ttests/plugins/environments/torch_elastic_deadlock.py\n"
 
 # test that a user can manually launch individual processes
-args="--trainer.gpus 2 --trainer.accelerator ddp --trainer.fast_dev_run 1"
+args="--trainer.gpus 2 --trainer.accelerator ddp --trainer.max_epochs=1 --trainer.limit_train_batches=1 --trainer.limit_val_batches=1 --limit_test_batches=1"
 MASTER_ADDR="localhost" MASTER_PORT=1234 LOCAL_RANK=1 python pl_examples/basic_examples/simple_image_classifier.py ${args} &
 MASTER_ADDR="localhost" MASTER_PORT=1234 LOCAL_RANK=0 python pl_examples/basic_examples/simple_image_classifier.py ${args}
 report+="Ran\tmanual ddp launch test\n"