diff --git a/R/readNWISqw.r b/R/readNWISqw.r
index 20b86a2f154f4f01058e57b1b9cf3df3b3e809e8..7af883a36bd462f387cf0a2ab4c18fdd7693bb8a 100644
--- a/R/readNWISqw.r
+++ b/R/readNWISqw.r
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@
 #' startDate <- '2010-01-01'
 #' endDate <- ''
 #' parameterCd <- c('34247','30234','32104','34220')
-#' 
+#' \dontrun{
 #' rawNWISqwData <- readNWISqw(siteNumbers,parameterCd,startDate,endDate)
 #' rawNWISqwDataReshaped <- readNWISqw(siteNumbers,parameterCd,
 #'           startDate,endDate,reshape=TRUE)
-#'           
+#'          } 
 readNWISqw <- function (siteNumbers,parameterCd,startDate="",endDate="",
                         expanded=TRUE,reshape=FALSE,tz=""){  
   
diff --git a/man/readNWISqw.Rd b/man/readNWISqw.Rd
index 116e38cff996c4b1411865997ca554e490d01693..28d7201b6447132d09836816cc89139a755c210a 100644
--- a/man/readNWISqw.Rd
+++ b/man/readNWISqw.Rd
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ siteNumbers <- c('04024430','04024000')
 startDate <- '2010-01-01'
 endDate <- ''
 parameterCd <- c('34247','30234','32104','34220')
-
+\dontrun{
 rawNWISqwData <- readNWISqw(siteNumbers,parameterCd,startDate,endDate)
 rawNWISqwDataReshaped <- readNWISqw(siteNumbers,parameterCd,
           startDate,endDate,reshape=TRUE)
+         }
 }
 \seealso{
 \code{\link{readWQPdata}}, \code{\link{whatWQPsites}},