diff --git a/ci/filter_example_mirror.sh b/ci/filter_example_mirror.sh
index 43949f592121e..1d6d5ae05b238 100755
--- a/ci/filter_example_mirror.sh
+++ b/ci/filter_example_mirror.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
+ENVOY_SRCDIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../" && pwd)
 CHECKOUT_DIR=../envoy-filter-example
 
 if [ -z "$CIRCLE_PULL_REQUEST" ] && [ "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" == "master" ]
@@ -14,13 +15,17 @@ then
   git -C "$CHECKOUT_DIR" fetch
   git -C "$CHECKOUT_DIR" checkout -B master origin/master
 
+  echo "Updating Submodule..."
   # Update submodule to latest Envoy SHA
   ENVOY_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
   git -C "$CHECKOUT_DIR" submodule update --init
   git -C "$CHECKOUT_DIR/envoy" checkout "$ENVOY_SHA"
-  git -C "$CHECKOUT_DIR" commit -a -m "Update Envoy submodule to $ENVOY_SHA"
 
-  echo "Pushing..."
+  echo "Updating Workspace file."
+  sed -e "s|{ENVOY_SRCDIR}|envoy|" "${ENVOY_SRCDIR}"/ci/WORKSPACE.filter.example > "${CHECKOUT_DIR}"/WORKSPACE
+
+  echo "Committing, and Pushing..."
+  git -C "$CHECKOUT_DIR" commit -a -m "Update Envoy submodule to $ENVOY_SHA"
   git -C "$CHECKOUT_DIR" push origin master
   echo "Done"
 fi