diff --git a/buildscripts/kokoro/bazel.sh b/buildscripts/kokoro/bazel.sh
index 9fbeebb5599..13bbaa4bf1a 100755
--- a/buildscripts/kokoro/bazel.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/kokoro/bazel.sh
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ cat /VERSION
 
 cd github/grpc-java
 bazel build ...
+
+cd examples
+bazel build ...
diff --git a/java_grpc_library.bzl b/java_grpc_library.bzl
index 504831af8bc..2a8abb12dc7 100644
--- a/java_grpc_library.bzl
+++ b/java_grpc_library.bzl
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ def java_grpc_library(name, srcs, deps, flavor=None,
   )
 
   added_deps = [
-      "//core",
-      "//stub",
-      "//protobuf",
+      "@io_grpc_grpc_java//core",
+      "@io_grpc_grpc_java//stub",
+      "@io_grpc_grpc_java//protobuf",
       "@com_google_guava_guava//jar",
   ]
   if flavor == "normal":