diff --git a/R/highcharter-helper.R b/R/highcharter-helper.R
index 981d4d7..46d3e8e 100644
--- a/R/highcharter-helper.R
+++ b/R/highcharter-helper.R
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@
 #' @param ylabel defaults to \% if \code{as.alternatives} is \code{true} and to "ipm" otherwise.
 #'
 #' @examples
+#' \donttest{year <- c(1990:2018)}\dontshow{year <- c(2013:2014)}
 #' new("KorAPConnection", verbose = TRUE) %>%
 #'   frequencyQuery(query = c("macht []{0,3} Sinn", "ergibt []{0,3} Sinn"),
-#'                  vc = paste("textType = /Zeit.*/ & pubDate in", c(2010:2014)),
+#'                  vc = paste("textType = /Zeit.*/ & pubDate in", year),
 #'                  as.alternatives = TRUE) %>%
 #'   hc_freq_by_year_ci(as.alternatives = TRUE)
 #'
+#' \donttest{
 #' kco <- new("KorAPConnection", verbose = TRUE)
 #' expand_grid(
 #'   condition = c("textDomain = /Wirtschaft.*/", "textDomain != /Wirtschaft.*/"),
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@
 #'     paste0(.$condition, " & pubDate in ", .$year)
 #'   ))  %>%
 #'   hc_freq_by_year_ci()
+#' }
 #'
 hc_freq_by_year_ci <- function(df, as.alternatives = F, ylabel = if(as.alternatives) "%" else "ipm") {
   title <- ""