diff --git a/.github/actions/lbox-matrix/index.js b/.github/actions/lbox-matrix/index.js
index cc033fcf0..58e04c678 100644
--- a/.github/actions/lbox-matrix/index.js
+++ b/.github/actions/lbox-matrix/index.js
@@ -26838,9 +26838,12 @@ try {
     },    
   ];
   const testMatrix = [];
+  const excludeRegex = /lbox-example/;
+
   const packages = files.map(file => {
     return file.split('/')[1];
-  });
+  }).filter(pkg => pkg !== null && !excludeRegex.test(pkg));
+
   const uniquePackages = [... new Set(packages)];
   uniquePackages.forEach(package => {
     startingMatrix.forEach(matrixItem => {
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lbox-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/lbox-publish.yml
index 68e703707..9bf2cb720 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lbox-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lbox-publish.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          # ref: ${{ inputs.tag }}
           ref: ${{ inputs.tag }}
       - name: Install the latest version of rye
         uses: eifinger/setup-rye@v2