diff --git a/.github/workflows/svelte.yml b/.github/workflows/svelte.yml
index f77fa03862..fa4cae4099 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/svelte.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/svelte.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           workspace_name: '@launchdarkly/svelte-client-sdk'
           workspace_path: packages/sdk/svelte
           should_build_docs: false
+      - name: Build example
+        run: |
+          yarn workspaces focus ld-svelte-example
+          yarn workspaces foreach -pR --topological-dev --from 'ld-svelte-example' run build
diff --git a/packages/sdk/svelte/example/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/packages/sdk/svelte/example/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index a9edddd3aa..22babf34e9 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/svelte/example/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/packages/sdk/svelte/example/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { LDProvider } from '@launchdarkly/svelte-client-sdk';
-	import { PUBLIC_LD_CLIENT_ID } from '$env/static/public';
+	import  * as envvars from '$env/static/public';
+
+	const { PUBLIC_LD_CLIENT_ID = '' } = envvars;
 
 	const context = {
 		kind: 'user',
diff --git a/packages/sdk/svelte/example/src/routes/+page.svelte b/packages/sdk/svelte/example/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 9595bd334f..f5d47a2486 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/svelte/example/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/packages/sdk/svelte/example/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { LDFlag } from '@launchdarkly/svelte-client-sdk';
-	import { PUBLIC_LD_FLAG_KEY } from '$env/static/public';
+	import  * as envvars from '$env/static/public';
+
+	const { PUBLIC_LD_FLAG_KEY = 'sample-feature' } = envvars;
 </script>
 
 <style>