diff --git a/R/load-read_vdat_csv.r b/R/load-read_vdat_csv.r
index a2439542..24581814 100644
--- a/R/load-read_vdat_csv.r
+++ b/R/load-read_vdat_csv.r
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #' Read data from an Innovasea Fathom VDAT CSV file
-#'
+#' 
 #' Read data from an Innovasea Fathom VDAT CSV file
 #'
 #' @param src A character string with path and name of an Innovasea VDAT CSV
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@
 #'
 #' @examples
 #'
+#' \dontrun{
 #' # Example 1. Read a single file
-#'
+#' 
 #' vrl_file <- system.file("extdata", "detection_files_raw",
 #'   "VR2W_109924_20110718_1.vrl",
 #'   package = "glatos"
@@ -102,7 +103,6 @@
 #'   )
 #' )
 #'
-#' \dontrun{
 #'
 #' # get current version of digits.secs
 #' op_digits.secs <- options()$digits.secs
diff --git a/R/load-write_vdat_csv.r b/R/load-write_vdat_csv.r
index d804f96c..6ffd201d 100644
--- a/R/load-write_vdat_csv.r
+++ b/R/load-write_vdat_csv.r
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #' @author C. Holbrook (cholbrook@@usgs.gov)
 #'
 #' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
 #'
 #' # Example 1. Read and write a single file
 #'
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@
 #'
 #' # write to multiple files
 #' write_vdat_csv(vdat, output_format = "csv.fathom.split")
-#'
+#' }
 #' @export
 write_vdat_csv <- function(vdat,
                            record_types = NULL,
diff --git a/man/read_vdat_csv.Rd b/man/read_vdat_csv.Rd
index b59b7a07..efb65aef 100644
--- a/man/read_vdat_csv.Rd
+++ b/man/read_vdat_csv.Rd
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ present in the input Fathom CSV file, set \code{options(digits.secs = 6)}.
 }
 \examples{
 
+\dontrun{
 # Example 1. Read a single file
 
 vrl_file <- system.file("extdata", "detection_files_raw",
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@ det2_dt <- rbindlist(
   )
 )
 
-\dontrun{
 
 # get current version of digits.secs
 op_digits.secs <- options()$digits.secs
diff --git a/man/write_vdat_csv.Rd b/man/write_vdat_csv.Rd
index fdf19361..c2b9080a 100644
--- a/man/write_vdat_csv.Rd
+++ b/man/write_vdat_csv.Rd
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Write a vdat_list object to disk in Innovasea Fathom VDAT CSV format
 Writing is done via \code{\link[data.table]{fwrite}}.
 }
 \examples{
+\dontrun{
 
 # Example 1. Read and write a single file
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ write_vdat_csv(vdat)
 
 # write to multiple files
 write_vdat_csv(vdat, output_format = "csv.fathom.split")
-
+}
 }
 \author{
 C. Holbrook (cholbrook@usgs.gov)