diff --git a/roles/web-app-littlejs/filter_plugins/littlejs.py b/roles/web-app-littlejs/filter_plugins/littlejs.py
index 36c9304e..b4217c15 100644
--- a/roles/web-app-littlejs/filter_plugins/littlejs.py
+++ b/roles/web-app-littlejs/filter_plugins/littlejs.py
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ def littlejs_href(example, protocol, domain):
     if is_project:
         return f"{protocol}://{domain}/examples/{file}/"
 
-    # Short examples: internal wrapper
-    return f"{protocol}://{domain}/examples/shorts/base.html?file={file}"
-
+    # Non-full shorts: use custom runner without example browser overhead
+    return f"{protocol}://{domain}/examples/shorts/run.html?file={file}"
 
 class FilterModule(object):
     def filters(self):
diff --git a/roles/web-app-littlejs/tasks/01_core.yml b/roles/web-app-littlejs/tasks/01_core.yml
index b80bcd06..d2e5bec6 100644
--- a/roles/web-app-littlejs/tasks/01_core.yml
+++ b/roles/web-app-littlejs/tasks/01_core.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@
     - docker compose build
     - docker compose up
 
+- name: "Render LittleJS run.html for shorts"
+  template:
+    src:  "html/run.html.j2"
+    dest: "{{ LITTLEJS_RUN_HOST_ABS }}"
+    mode: "0644"
+  notify:
+    - docker compose build
+    - docker compose up
+
 - name: "flush docker compose for '{{ application_id }}'"
   meta: flush_handlers
 
diff --git a/roles/web-app-littlejs/templates/Dockerfile.j2 b/roles/web-app-littlejs/templates/Dockerfile.j2
index f1abfbee..18393582 100644
--- a/roles/web-app-littlejs/templates/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/roles/web-app-littlejs/templates/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# roles/web-app-littlejs/templates/Dockerfile.j2
 FROM nginx:alpine
 
 # Static LittleJS assets – engine builds + examples
@@ -7,3 +6,6 @@ COPY ./{{ LITTLEJS_APP_REL }}/dist     /usr/share/nginx/html/dist
 
 # Custom Infinito.Nexus landing page with Bootstrap menu and tiles
 COPY ./{{ LITTLEJS_INDEX_HOST_REL }} /usr/share/nginx/html/index.html
+
+# Custom runner for non-full LittleJS shorts examples
+COPY ./{{ LITTLEJS_RUN_HOST_REL }} /usr/share/nginx/html/examples/shorts/run.html
diff --git a/roles/web-app-littlejs/templates/html/run.html.j2 b/roles/web-app-littlejs/templates/html/run.html.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a536f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/web-app-littlejs/templates/html/run.html.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <title>LittleJS Example</title>
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <!-- LittleJS engine bundle -->
+    <script src="../../dist/littlejs.js"></script>
+
+    <script>
+      (function () {
+        // Read ?file=... from query string
+        const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+        let file = params.get("file") || "helloWorld.js";
+
+        // Basic safety: keep file in current directory and avoid traversal
+        if (file.includes("/") || file.includes("\\")) {
+          console.warn("Invalid file parameter, falling back to default");
+          file = "helloWorld.js";
+        }
+
+        if (!file.endsWith(".js")) {
+          file = file + ".js";
+        }
+
+        // Dynamically load the selected example script from /examples/shorts/
+        const script = document.createElement("script");
+        script.src = file;
+
+        script.onload = () => {
+          console.log("Loaded LittleJS example:", file);
+
+          if (typeof window.engineInit !== "function") {
+            console.error("LittleJS engineInit not found");
+            return;
+          }
+
+          // Fallbacks if some callbacks are not defined by the example
+          const gameInit       = window.gameInit       || function(){};
+          const gameUpdate     = window.gameUpdate     || function(){};
+          const gameUpdatePost = window.gameUpdatePost || function(){};
+          const gameRender     = window.gameRender     || function(){};
+          const gameRenderPost = window.gameRenderPost || function(){};
+
+          // Start LittleJS engine similar to the Example Browser
+          Promise.resolve(
+            window.engineInit(
+              gameInit,
+              gameUpdate,
+              gameUpdatePost,
+              gameRender,
+              gameRenderPost,
+              ['tiles.png?' + Date.now()]
+            )
+          ).catch((error) => {
+            console.error("Error starting LittleJS engine:", error);
+          });
+        };
+
+        script.onerror = () => {
+          console.error("Failed to load LittleJS example:", file);
+        };
+
+        document.body.appendChild(script);
+      })();
+    </script>
+  </body>
diff --git a/roles/web-app-littlejs/vars/main.yml b/roles/web-app-littlejs/vars/main.yml
index 0b5b94b6..e823e2fd 100644
--- a/roles/web-app-littlejs/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/web-app-littlejs/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # General
-application_id: "web-app-littlejs"
-entity_name:    "{{ application_id | get_entity_name }}"
-domain:         "{{ domains | get_domain(application_id) }}"
+application_id:             "web-app-littlejs"
+entity_name:                "{{ application_id | get_entity_name }}"
+domain:                     "{{ domains | get_domain(application_id) }}"
 
 LITTLEJS_HEADLINE:          "LittleJS Playground"
 
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@ LITTLEJS_INDEX_HOST_REL:    "volumes/index.html"
 # Helper variables
 LITTLEJS_CONTAINER:         "{{ entity_name }}"
 LITTLEJS_SERVICE:           "{{ entity_name }}"
+
+
+# Runner HTML for non-full examples
+LITTLEJS_RUN_HOST_ABS:      "{{ [ docker_compose.directories.volumes, 'run.html' ] | path_join }}"
+LITTLEJS_RUN_HOST_REL:      "volumes/run.html"
+
