diff --git a/backend/reconcile/tests/example_document.rs b/backend/reconcile/tests/example_document.rs
index 75f5bdab..6a1bbf1c 100644
--- a/backend/reconcile/tests/example_document.rs
+++ b/backend/reconcile/tests/example_document.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::{fs, path::Path};
-
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
 use reconcile::{CursorPosition, TextWithCursors};
 use serde::Deserialize;
@@ -19,17 +17,6 @@ pub struct ExampleDocument {
 }
 
 impl ExampleDocument {
-    /// Creates a new `ExampleDocument` instance from a YAML file.
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// If the file cannot be opened or parsed, the program will panic.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn from_yaml(path: &Path) -> Self {
-        let file = fs::File::open(path).expect("Failed to open example file");
-        serde_yaml::from_reader(file).expect("Failed to parse example file")
-    }
-
     #[must_use]
     pub fn parent(&self) -> String { self.parent.clone() }
 
@@ -52,7 +39,10 @@ impl ExampleDocument {
     /// will panic.
     pub fn assert_eq(&self, result: &TextWithCursors<'static>) {
         let result_str = ExampleDocument::text_with_cursors_to_string(result);
-        assert_eq!(result_str, self.expected);
+        assert_eq!(
+            result_str, self.expected,
+            "Left (actual) isn't equal to right (expected). Actual: ```\n{result_str}```",
+        );
     }
 
     /// Asserts that the result string matches the expected string,
@@ -63,9 +53,10 @@ impl ExampleDocument {
     /// If the result string does not match the expected string, the program
     /// will panic.
     pub fn assert_eq_without_cursors(&self, result: &str) {
+        let expected = ExampleDocument::string_to_text_with_cursors(&self.expected).text;
         assert_eq!(
-            result,
-            ExampleDocument::string_to_text_with_cursors(&self.expected).text,
+            result, expected,
+            "Left (actual) isn't equal to right (expected), Actual: ```\n{result}```",
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/reconcile/tests/test.rs b/backend/reconcile/tests/test.rs
index 1139dc16..4e43d8a6 100644
--- a/backend/reconcile/tests/test.rs
+++ b/backend/reconcile/tests/test.rs
@@ -1,46 +1,62 @@
 mod example_document;
+
 use std::{fs, path::Path};
 
 use example_document::ExampleDocument;
 use reconcile::{reconcile, reconcile_with_cursors};
+use serde::Deserialize;
 
 #[test]
 fn test_with_examples() {
     let examples_dir = Path::new("tests/examples");
-    let mut entries = fs::read_dir(examples_dir)
+    let entries = fs::read_dir(examples_dir)
         .expect("Failed to read examples directory")
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
-    entries.sort_by_key(|entry| {
-        let path = entry
-            .as_ref()
-            .expect("Failed to read directory entry")
-            .path();
-        path.file_name()
-            .and_then(|name| name.to_str())
-            .and_then(|name| name.split('.').next().unwrap().parse::<i32>().ok())
-            .unwrap_or_default()
-    });
-
     for entry in entries {
         let entry = entry.expect("Failed to read directory entry");
         let path = entry.path();
 
         if path.is_file() && path.extension().and_then(|ext| ext.to_str()) == Some("yml") {
-            let doc = ExampleDocument::from_yaml(&path);
-            println!("Testing with example from {}", path.display());
+            let file = fs::File::open(&path).expect("Failed to open example file");
+            for document in serde_yaml::Deserializer::from_reader(file) {
+                println!("Testing with example from {}", path.display());
 
-            doc.assert_eq_without_cursors(&reconcile(
-                &doc.parent(),
-                &doc.left().text,
-                &doc.right().text,
-            ));
+                let doc =
+                    ExampleDocument::deserialize(document).expect("Failed to deserialize document");
 
-            doc.assert_eq(&reconcile_with_cursors(
-                &doc.parent(),
-                doc.left(),
-                doc.right(),
-            ));
+                test_document(doc);
+
+                println!("Test passed for example from {}", path.display());
+            }
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn test_document(doc: ExampleDocument) {
+    doc.assert_eq_without_cursors(&reconcile(
+        &doc.parent(),
+        &doc.left().text,
+        &doc.right().text,
+    ));
+
+    doc.assert_eq(&reconcile_with_cursors(
+        &doc.parent(),
+        doc.left(),
+        doc.right(),
+    ));
+
+    // inverse direction
+    doc.assert_eq_without_cursors(&reconcile(
+        &doc.parent(),
+        &doc.right().text,
+        &doc.left().text,
+    ));
+
+    // inverse direction with cursors
+    doc.assert_eq(&reconcile_with_cursors(
+        &doc.parent(),
+        doc.right(),
+        doc.left(),
+    ));
+}