diff --git a/tests/test_examples.py b/tests/test_examples.py
index ce6f84ddf..2b9980c67 100644
--- a/tests/test_examples.py
+++ b/tests/test_examples.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from numpy.typing import NDArray as Array
 from scipy.special import logsumexp
 
-from timemachine.constants import DEFAULT_KT, KCAL_TO_KJ
+from timemachine.constants import DEFAULT_FF, DEFAULT_KT, KCAL_TO_KJ
 from timemachine.datasets import fetch_freesolv
 from timemachine.fe.free_energy import assert_deep_eq
 from timemachine.fe.utils import get_mol_name
@@ -23,14 +23,20 @@
 EXAMPLES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "examples"
 
 
-def hash_file(path: Path, chunk_size: int = 2048) -> str:
-    assert path.is_file(), f"{path!s} doesn't exist"
+def hash_directory_files(dir_path: Path, extensions: list[str], chunk_size: int = 2048) -> str:
+    assert dir_path.is_dir(), f"{dir_path!s} doesn't exist"
     m = hashlib.sha256()
-    with open(path, "rb") as ifs:
-        chunk = ifs.read(chunk_size)
-        while len(chunk) > 0:
-            m.update(chunk)
-            chunk = ifs.read(chunk_size)
+    assert len(extensions) > 0
+    for directory, _, files in dir_path.walk():
+        for f_name in sorted(files):
+            path = directory / f_name
+            if path.suffix not in extensions:
+                continue
+            with open(path, "rb") as ifs:
+                chunk = ifs.read(chunk_size)
+                while len(chunk) > 0:
+                    m.update(chunk)
+                    chunk = ifs.read(chunk_size)
     return m.hexdigest()
 
 
@@ -248,20 +254,13 @@ def test_run_rbfe_legs(
     mol_b,
     seed,
 ):
-    # Can generate hashes from CI artifacts
-    endstate_hashes = {
-        "vacuum": (
-            "81fe2a16aa7eb89e6a05e1d4e162d24b57e4c0c3effe07f6ff548ca32618d8e6",
-            "9c05f938850f0a0f85643e76f6201e8519f9d1c5ceefdd380b677f394f0b35f1",
-        ),
-        "solvent": (
-            "6d8b39f723727d556b47e0907e89f1afe9843cae0b2e6107a745d1c29f9a3c8d",
-            "d6ecd7973f6f2c9d70f9652364e6b926f5551dcca6be0514bda3f0cd3524ccd0",
-        ),
-        "complex": (
-            "b3c18188bd8fe2475152b5c1c8b9d81799037f8c33685db5834943a140cc2988",
-            "931c428e50c47c2a5442f2fa027d9a4acaf140339db34e2972d8ec6d4f00b40b",
-        ),
+    # To update the leg result hashes, refer to the hashes generated from CI runs.
+    # The CI jobs produce an artifact for the results stored at ARTIFACT_DIR_NAME
+    # which can be used to investigate the results that generated the hash.
+    leg_result_hashes = {
+        "vacuum": "81fe2a16aa7eb89e6a05e1d4e162d24b57e4c0c3effe07f6ff548ca32618d8e6",
+        "solvent": "6d8b39f723727d556b47e0907e89f1afe9843cae0b2e6107a745d1c29f9a3c8d",
+        "complex": "b3c18188bd8fe2475152b5c1c8b9d81799037f8c33685db5834943a140cc2988",
     }
     with resources.as_file(resources.files("timemachine.datasets.fep_benchmark.hif2a")) as hif2a_dir:
         config = dict(
@@ -274,8 +273,7 @@ def test_run_rbfe_legs(
             n_eq_steps=n_eq_steps,
             n_frames=n_frames,
             n_windows=n_windows,
-            # Use simple charges to avoid os-dependent charge differences
-            forcefield="smirnoff_1_1_0_sc.py",
+            forcefield=DEFAULT_FF,
             output_dir=f"{ARTIFACT_DIR_NAME}/rbfe_{mol_a}_{mol_b}_{leg}_{seed}",
         )
 
@@ -323,20 +321,17 @@ def verify_run(output_dir: Path):
                 assert len(traj_data["coords"]) == n_frames
                 assert len(traj_data["boxes"]) == n_frames
 
-        def verify_endstate_hashes(output_dir: Path):
+        def verify_leg_result_hashes(output_dir: Path):
             leg_dir = output_dir / leg
-            endstate_0_hash = hash_file(leg_dir / "lambda0_traj.npz")
-            endstate_1_hash = hash_file(leg_dir / "lambda1_traj.npz")
-            assert endstate_0_hash == endstate_hashes[leg][0] and endstate_1_hash == endstate_hashes[leg][1], (
-                f"{endstate_0_hash} != {endstate_hashes[leg][0]} and/or {endstate_1_hash} != {endstate_hashes[leg][1]}"
-            )
+            leg_results_hash = hash_directory_files(leg_dir, ["npz"])
+            assert leg_results_hash == leg_result_hashes[leg]
 
         config_a = config.copy()
         config_a["output_dir"] = config["output_dir"] + "_a"
         proc = run_example("run_rbfe_legs.py", get_cli_args(config_a))
         assert proc.returncode == 0
         verify_run(Path(config_a["output_dir"]))
-        verify_endstate_hashes(Path(config_a["output_dir"]))
+        verify_leg_result_hashes(Path(config_a["output_dir"]))
 
         config_b = config.copy()
         config_b["output_dir"] = config["output_dir"] + "_b"