diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 11e239a..f5f3b88 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 * changed the defaults and behavior of the color and fill argument/aesthetics to better maintain backwards compatibility but also prevent unnecessary outlines (#87)
 * added resolve_phylopic (#66)
 * pick_phylopic now accepts a list of uuids via the uuid argument (#95)
+* fixed check behavior on CRAN (all tests and examples are now skipped)
 
 # rphylopic 1.2.2
 
diff --git a/R/add_phylopic.r b/R/add_phylopic.r
index 42a593d..7d04090 100644
--- a/R/add_phylopic.r
+++ b/R/add_phylopic.r
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #'   Also, outline colors do not currently work for png array objects.
 #' @importFrom ggplot2 annotate
 #' @export
-#' @examples
+#' @examples \dontrun{
 #' # Put a silhouette behind a plot based on a taxonomic name
 #' library(ggplot2)
 #' ggplot(iris) +
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 #'                fill = fills, alpha = alpha, angle = angle,
 #'                horizontal = hor, vertical = ver)
 #' p + ggtitle("R Cat Herd!!")
+#' }
 add_phylopic <- function(img = NULL, name = NULL, uuid = NULL, filter = NULL,
                          x, y, ysize = Inf,
                          alpha = 1, color = NA, fill = "black",
diff --git a/R/add_phylopic_base.r b/R/add_phylopic_base.r
index 64fbc58..a8790cd 100644
--- a/R/add_phylopic_base.r
+++ b/R/add_phylopic_base.r
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 #' @importFrom grImport2 grid.picture
 #' @importFrom methods is slotNames
 #' @export
-#' @examples
+#' @examples \dontrun{
 #' # single image
 #' plot(1, 1, type = "n", main = "A cat")
 #' add_phylopic_base(uuid = "23cd6aa4-9587-4a2e-8e26-de42885004c9",
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 #' add_phylopic_base(img = cat, alpha = 0.2)
 #' # overlay smaller cats
 #' add_phylopic_base(img = cat, x = posx, y = posy, ysize = size, alpha = 0.8)
+#' }
 add_phylopic_base <- function(img = NULL, name = NULL, uuid = NULL,
                               filter = NULL,
                               x = NULL, y = NULL, ysize = NULL,
diff --git a/R/browse_phylopic.R b/R/browse_phylopic.R
index 600242e..b77bc0f 100644
--- a/R/browse_phylopic.R
+++ b/R/browse_phylopic.R
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 #'
 #' @importFrom utils browseURL
 #' @export
-#' @examples
+#' @examples \dontrun{
 #' url <- browse_phylopic(name = "Acropora cervicornis")
+#' }
 browse_phylopic <- function(name = NULL, uuid = NULL) {
   # Error handling -------------------------------------------------------
   if (!is.null(name) && !is.character(name)) {
diff --git a/R/geom_phylopic.R b/R/geom_phylopic.R
index e5acc4d..28fa4c1 100644
--- a/R/geom_phylopic.R
+++ b/R/geom_phylopic.R
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ phylopic_env <- new.env()
 #' @inheritParams pick_phylopic
 #' @importFrom ggplot2 layer
 #' @export
-#' @examples
-#' \dontrun{
+#' @examples \dontrun{
 #' library(ggplot2)
 #' df <- data.frame(x = c(2, 4), y = c(10, 20),
 #'                  name = c("Felis silvestris catus", "Odobenus rosmarus"))
diff --git a/R/get_attribution.R b/R/get_attribution.R
index 3c94023..1f1578e 100644
--- a/R/get_attribution.R
+++ b/R/get_attribution.R
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 #' @importFrom knitr combine_words
 #' @importFrom utils packageVersion
 #' @export
-#' @examples
+#' @examples \dontrun{
 #' # Get valid uuid
 #' uuid <- get_uuid(name = "Acropora cervicornis")
 #' # Get attribution data for uuid
 #' attri <- get_attribution(uuid = uuid)
-#' \dontrun{
+#' 
 #' # Get list of valid uuids
 #' uuids <- get_uuid(name = "Scleractinia", n = 5)
 #' # Get attribution data for uuids
diff --git a/R/get_phylopic.R b/R/get_phylopic.R
index dd30646..ecb4a03 100644
--- a/R/get_phylopic.R
+++ b/R/get_phylopic.R
@@ -23,18 +23,17 @@
 #'   is returned. If `format` is "raster", a png array representing the
 #'   rasterized image is returned. Either way, the uuid and download url are
 #'   included as the "uuid" and "url" attributes, respectively.
-#' @importFrom rsvg rsvg_png
-#' @importFrom png readPNG
 #' @importFrom grid grid.newpage grid.raster
 #' @importFrom grImport2 grid.picture
 #' @export
-#' @examples
+#' @examples \dontrun{
 #' # uuid
 #' uuid <- "9fae30cd-fb59-4a81-a39c-e1826a35f612"
 #'
 #' # Get data for an image
 #' img_svg <- get_phylopic(uuid, format = "vector") # vector format
 #' img_png <- get_phylopic(uuid, format = "raster") # raster format
+#' }
 get_phylopic <- function(uuid = NULL, format = "vector", height = 512,
                          preview = FALSE) {
   # Error handling -------------------------------------------------------
@@ -123,6 +122,8 @@ get_png <- function(x) {
   img_new
 }
 
+#' @importFrom rsvg rsvg_png
+#' @importFrom png readPNG
 make_png <- function(url, height) {
   tryCatch({
     img_new <- readPNG(rsvg_png(url, height = height))
diff --git a/R/get_uuid.R b/R/get_uuid.R
index 9149d9e..1108334 100644
--- a/R/get_uuid.R
+++ b/R/get_uuid.R
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
 #'   [pick_phylopic] to visually select the desired uuid/url.
 #' @importFrom stats setNames
 #' @export
-#' @examples
+#' @examples \dontrun{
 #' uuid <- get_uuid(name = "Acropora cervicornis")
 #' uuid <- get_uuid(name = "Dinosauria", n = 5, url = TRUE)
+#' }
 get_uuid <- function(name = NULL, img = NULL, n = 1, filter = NULL,
                      url = FALSE) {
   # Handle img -----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/R/save_phylopic.R b/R/save_phylopic.R
index af50f0d..398578c 100644
--- a/R/save_phylopic.R
+++ b/R/save_phylopic.R
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
 #' @importFrom grImport2 grid.picture
 #' @importFrom methods is
 #' @export
-#' @examples
-#' \dontrun{
+#' @examples \dontrun{
 #' # Get image data
 #' img <- get_phylopic("27356f15-3cf8-47e8-ab41-71c6260b2724")
 #' # Save file
diff --git a/man/add_phylopic.Rd b/man/add_phylopic.Rd
index ee18b0a..fb088cd 100644
--- a/man/add_phylopic.Rd
+++ b/man/add_phylopic.Rd
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ Note that png array objects can only be rotated by multiples of 90 degrees.
 Also, outline colors do not currently work for png array objects.
 }
 \examples{
+\dontrun{
 # Put a silhouette behind a plot based on a taxonomic name
 library(ggplot2)
 ggplot(iris) +
@@ -121,3 +122,4 @@ p <- ggplot(data.frame(cat.x = posx, cat.y = posy), aes(cat.x, cat.y)) +
                horizontal = hor, vertical = ver)
 p + ggtitle("R Cat Herd!!")
 }
+}
diff --git a/man/add_phylopic_base.Rd b/man/add_phylopic_base.Rd
index 197ba36..affdfb3 100644
--- a/man/add_phylopic_base.Rd
+++ b/man/add_phylopic_base.Rd
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ Note that png array objects can only be rotated by multiples of 90 degrees.
 Also, outline colors do not currently work for png array objects.
 }
 \examples{
+\dontrun{
 # single image
 plot(1, 1, type = "n", main = "A cat")
 add_phylopic_base(uuid = "23cd6aa4-9587-4a2e-8e26-de42885004c9",
@@ -132,3 +133,4 @@ add_phylopic_base(img = cat, alpha = 0.2)
 # overlay smaller cats
 add_phylopic_base(img = cat, x = posx, y = posy, ysize = size, alpha = 0.8)
 }
+}
diff --git a/man/browse_phylopic.Rd b/man/browse_phylopic.Rd
index f0ce366..64f1fc9 100644
--- a/man/browse_phylopic.Rd
+++ b/man/browse_phylopic.Rd
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ This function returns a PhyloPic url for an input \code{name} or
 is returned and opened instead.
 }
 \examples{
+\dontrun{
 url <- browse_phylopic(name = "Acropora cervicornis")
 }
+}
diff --git a/man/get_attribution.Rd b/man/get_attribution.Rd
index c78948a..dfec760 100644
--- a/man/get_attribution.Rd
+++ b/man/get_attribution.Rd
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ image uuid, license, and license abbreviation. If \code{text} is set to
 and license type is returned.
 }
 \examples{
+\dontrun{
 # Get valid uuid
 uuid <- get_uuid(name = "Acropora cervicornis")
 # Get attribution data for uuid
 attri <- get_attribution(uuid = uuid)
-\dontrun{
+
 # Get list of valid uuids
 uuids <- get_uuid(name = "Scleractinia", n = 5)
 # Get attribution data for uuids
diff --git a/man/get_phylopic.Rd b/man/get_phylopic.Rd
index 6080180..922e71a 100644
--- a/man/get_phylopic.Rd
+++ b/man/get_phylopic.Rd
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ downloaded from PhyloPic. If not, the vector image from PhyloPic will be
 used to render a raster object of the desired size.
 }
 \examples{
+\dontrun{
 # uuid
 uuid <- "9fae30cd-fb59-4a81-a39c-e1826a35f612"
 
@@ -57,3 +58,4 @@ uuid <- "9fae30cd-fb59-4a81-a39c-e1826a35f612"
 img_svg <- get_phylopic(uuid, format = "vector") # vector format
 img_png <- get_phylopic(uuid, format = "raster") # raster format
 }
+}
diff --git a/man/get_uuid.Rd b/man/get_uuid.Rd
index 3f45e28..307977a 100644
--- a/man/get_uuid.Rd
+++ b/man/get_uuid.Rd
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ This function returns uuid(s) or image url (svg) for an input
 \link{pick_phylopic} to visually select the desired uuid/url.
 }
 \examples{
+\dontrun{
 uuid <- get_uuid(name = "Acropora cervicornis")
 uuid <- get_uuid(name = "Dinosauria", n = 5, url = TRUE)
 }
+}