diff --git a/cord-pod/Makefile b/cord-pod/Makefile
index e8368c1..c630693 100644
--- a/cord-pod/Makefile
+++ b/cord-pod/Makefile
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@
 	bash $(COMMON_DIR)/rebuild.sh $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT) monitoring
 	bash $(COMMON_DIR)/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT) xos
 
+rebuild-exampleservice:
+	bash $(COMMON_DIR)/rebuild.sh $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT) exampleservice
+	bash $(COMMON_DIR)/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT) xos
+
 install-inframonitoring-agents:
 	bash $(SERVICE_DIR)/monitoring/xos/synchronizer/ceilometer/monitoring_agent/install_monitoring_ceilometer.sh
 
@@ -134,6 +138,8 @@
 
 enable-exampleservicemonitoring:
 	$(RUN_TOSCA) exampleservicemonitoring.yaml
+	@echo "Validate if exampleservice metrics are available...."
+	ansible-playbook -i local $(SERVICE_DIR)/monitoring/xos/test/monitoring_test_exampleservicemetrics.yaml
 
 inframonitoring_yaml:
 	export SETUPDIR=$(CONFIG_DIR); bash ./make-inframonitoring-yaml.sh