diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/BinomialOption/BinomialOption.cpp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/BinomialOption/BinomialOption.cpp
index 1b9bc10..035ffb4 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/BinomialOption/BinomialOption.cpp
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/BinomialOption/BinomialOption.cpp
@@ -560,12 +560,12 @@ int BinomialOption::verifyResults()
         // compare the results and see if they match
         if(compare(output, refOutput, numSamples, 0.001f))
         {
-            std::cout << "Passed!\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "PASSED!\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_SUCCESS;
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cout <<" Failed\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout <<" FAILED\n" << std::endl;
 
             std::cout <<"\n\n\nNo. Output Output(hex) Refoutput Refoutput(hex)\n";
             for(int i = 0; i < numSamples; ++i)
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/BinomialOption/Makefile b/HIP-Examples-Applications/BinomialOption/Makefile
index 2f11d87..755ca82 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/BinomialOption/Makefile
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/BinomialOption/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
 
 
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
-	$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(EXECUTABLE) --verify
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/BitonicSort/BitonicSort.cpp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/BitonicSort/BitonicSort.cpp
index cdfda90..9d7a896 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/BitonicSort/BitonicSort.cpp
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/BitonicSort/BitonicSort.cpp
@@ -567,12 +567,12 @@ int BitonicSort::verifyResults()
         // compare the results and see if they match
         if(memcmp(input, verificationInput, length*sizeof(unsigned int)) == 0)
         {
-            std::cout<<"Passed!\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout<<"PASSED!\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_SUCCESS;
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cout<<"Failed\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout<<"FAILED\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_FAILURE;
         }
 
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/BitonicSort/Makefile b/HIP-Examples-Applications/BitonicSort/Makefile
index 6c62bad..e90b006 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/BitonicSort/Makefile
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/BitonicSort/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
 
 
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
-	$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(EXECUTABLE) --verify
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/FastWalshTransform/FastWalshTransform.cpp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/FastWalshTransform/FastWalshTransform.cpp
index 68ffe56..fee9236 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/FastWalshTransform/FastWalshTransform.cpp
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/FastWalshTransform/FastWalshTransform.cpp
@@ -390,12 +390,12 @@ FastWalshTransform::verifyResults()
         // compare the results and see if they match
         if(compare(output, verificationInput, length))
         {
-            std::cout << "Passed!\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "PASSED!\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_SUCCESS;
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cout << "Failed\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "FAILED\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_FAILURE;
         }
     }
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/FastWalshTransform/Makefile b/HIP-Examples-Applications/FastWalshTransform/Makefile
index ee7c21a..6eb618e 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/FastWalshTransform/Makefile
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/FastWalshTransform/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
 
 
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
-	$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(EXECUTABLE) --verify
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/FloydWarshall/FloydWarshall.cpp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/FloydWarshall/FloydWarshall.cpp
index 3fa9f1d..b8564a2 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/FloydWarshall/FloydWarshall.cpp
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/FloydWarshall/FloydWarshall.cpp
@@ -584,12 +584,12 @@ int FloydWarshall::verifyResults()
         if(memcmp(pathDistanceMatrix, verificationPathDistanceMatrix,
                   numNodes*numNodes*sizeof(unsigned int)) == 0)
         {
-            std::cout << "Passed!\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "PASSED!\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_SUCCESS;
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cout << "Failed\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "FAILED\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_FAILURE;
         }
     }
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/FloydWarshall/Makefile b/HIP-Examples-Applications/FloydWarshall/Makefile
index 30a5f98..0cd94f7 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/FloydWarshall/Makefile
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/FloydWarshall/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
 
 
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
-	$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(EXECUTABLE) --verify
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/HelloWorld/HelloWorld.cpp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/HelloWorld/HelloWorld.cpp
index 07c07a4..6180287 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/HelloWorld/HelloWorld.cpp
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/HelloWorld/HelloWorld.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	free(output);
 
-	std::cout<<"Passed!\n";
+	std::cout<<"PASSED!\n";
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/HelloWorld/Makefile b/HIP-Examples-Applications/HelloWorld/Makefile
index 216762a..8f936db 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/HelloWorld/Makefile
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/HelloWorld/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
 
 
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
-	$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(EXECUTABLE) --verify
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/Histogram/Histogram.cpp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/Histogram/Histogram.cpp
index 6c6a07b..7167e33 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/Histogram/Histogram.cpp
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/Histogram/Histogram.cpp
@@ -419,12 +419,12 @@ Histogram::verifyResults()
 
         if(result)
         {
-            std::cout << "Passed!\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "PASSED!\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_SUCCESS;
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cout << "Failed\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "FAILED\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_FAILURE;
         }
     }
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/Histogram/Makefile b/HIP-Examples-Applications/Histogram/Makefile
index 836b6d0..9ece147 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/Histogram/Makefile
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/Histogram/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
 
 
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
-	$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(EXECUTABLE) --verify
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/MatrixMultiplication/Makefile b/HIP-Examples-Applications/MatrixMultiplication/Makefile
index 8b89dd4..713a9d8 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/MatrixMultiplication/Makefile
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/MatrixMultiplication/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
 
 
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
-	$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(EXECUTABLE) --verify
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/MatrixMultiplication/MatrixMultiplication.cpp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/MatrixMultiplication/MatrixMultiplication.cpp
index d1cbaed..9f023d3 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/MatrixMultiplication/MatrixMultiplication.cpp
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/MatrixMultiplication/MatrixMultiplication.cpp
@@ -557,12 +557,12 @@ MatrixMultiplication::verifyResults()
         // compare the results and see if they match
         if(compare(output, verificationOutput, height0*width1))
         {
-            std::cout<<"Passed!\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout<<"PASSED!\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_SUCCESS;
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cout<<"Failed\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout<<"FAILED\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_FAILURE;
         }
     }
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/PrefixSum/Makefile b/HIP-Examples-Applications/PrefixSum/Makefile
index 2119cb5..dddbc0c 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/PrefixSum/Makefile
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/PrefixSum/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
 
 
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
-	$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(EXECUTABLE) --verify
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/PrefixSum/PrefixSum.cpp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/PrefixSum/PrefixSum.cpp
index dd7ab2b..5c62fee 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/PrefixSum/PrefixSum.cpp
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/PrefixSum/PrefixSum.cpp
@@ -549,12 +549,12 @@ int PrefixSum::verifyResults()
         float epsilon = length * 1e-7f;
         if(compare(out, verificationOutput, length, epsilon))
         {
-            std::cout << "Passed!\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "PASSED!\n" << std::endl;
             status = SDK_SUCCESS;
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cout << "Failed\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "FAILED\n" << std::endl;
             status = SDK_FAILURE;
         }
 
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/RecursiveGaussian/Makefile b/HIP-Examples-Applications/RecursiveGaussian/Makefile
index defa4c9..0530a9e 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/RecursiveGaussian/Makefile
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/RecursiveGaussian/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
 
 
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
-	$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(EXECUTABLE) --verify
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/RecursiveGaussian/RecursiveGaussian.cpp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/RecursiveGaussian/RecursiveGaussian.cpp
index 7e99bae..8f2a8de 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/RecursiveGaussian/RecursiveGaussian.cpp
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/RecursiveGaussian/RecursiveGaussian.cpp
@@ -680,14 +680,14 @@ RecursiveGaussian::verifyResults()
                    width * height,
                    (float)0.0001))
         {
-            std::cout <<"Passed!\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout <<"PASSED!\n" << std::endl;
             delete[] outputDevice;
             delete[] outputReference;
             return SDK_SUCCESS;
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cout << "Failed\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "FAILED\n" << std::endl;
             delete[] outputDevice;
             delete[] outputReference;
             return SDK_FAILURE;
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/RecursiveGaussian/RecursiveGaussian_Output.bmp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/RecursiveGaussian/RecursiveGaussian_Output.bmp
index a2198f7..8cee662 100644
Binary files a/HIP-Examples-Applications/RecursiveGaussian/RecursiveGaussian_Output.bmp and b/HIP-Examples-Applications/RecursiveGaussian/RecursiveGaussian_Output.bmp differ
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/SimpleConvolution/Makefile b/HIP-Examples-Applications/SimpleConvolution/Makefile
index b8099e7..b797557 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/SimpleConvolution/Makefile
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/SimpleConvolution/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
 
 
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
-	$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(EXECUTABLE) --verify
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/SimpleConvolution/SimpleConvolution.cpp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/SimpleConvolution/SimpleConvolution.cpp
index 45990ec..0cc33c1 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/SimpleConvolution/SimpleConvolution.cpp
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/SimpleConvolution/SimpleConvolution.cpp
@@ -545,11 +545,11 @@ int SimpleConvolution::verifyResults()
         // compare the results and see if they match
         if(memcmp(output, verificationOutput, height*width*sizeof(int)) == 0)
         {
-            std::cout<<"Passed!\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout<<"PASSED!\n" << std::endl;
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cout<<"Failed\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout<<"FAILED\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_FAILURE;
         }
 
@@ -557,12 +557,12 @@ int SimpleConvolution::verifyResults()
         // compare the results and see if they match
         if(memcmp(outputSep, verificationOutput, height*width*sizeof(int)) == 0)
         {
-            std::cout<<"Passed!\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout<<"PASSED!\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_SUCCESS;
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cout<<"Failed\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout<<"FAILED\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_FAILURE;
         }
     }
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/dct/Makefile b/HIP-Examples-Applications/dct/Makefile
index 03a48a4..74607cc 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/dct/Makefile
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/dct/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
 
 
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
-	$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(EXECUTABLE) --verify
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/dct/dct.cpp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/dct/dct.cpp
index 7a7b3a4..83944cd 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/dct/dct.cpp
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/dct/dct.cpp
@@ -640,12 +640,12 @@ int DCT::verifyResults()
         // compare the results and see if they match
 		if(compare(output, verificationOutput, width*height))
         {
-            std::cout<<"Passed!\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout<<"PASSED!\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_SUCCESS;
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cout<<"Failed\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout<<"FAILED\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_FAILURE;
         }
     }
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/dwtHaar1D/Makefile b/HIP-Examples-Applications/dwtHaar1D/Makefile
index b196ca3..ce293cf 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/dwtHaar1D/Makefile
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/dwtHaar1D/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
 
 
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
-	$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(EXECUTABLE) --verify
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/HIP-Examples-Applications/dwtHaar1D/dwtHaar1D.cpp b/HIP-Examples-Applications/dwtHaar1D/dwtHaar1D.cpp
index da98e0e..3520bab 100644
--- a/HIP-Examples-Applications/dwtHaar1D/dwtHaar1D.cpp
+++ b/HIP-Examples-Applications/dwtHaar1D/dwtHaar1D.cpp
@@ -625,12 +625,12 @@ DwtHaar1D::verifyResults()
 
         if(result)
         {
-            std::cout << "Passed!\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "PASSED!\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_SUCCESS;
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cout << "Failed\n" << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "FAILED\n" << std::endl;
             return SDK_FAILURE;
         }
     }