diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index c0933c33..767cee59 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ pub trait Message: Encode + for<'de> BorrowDecode<'de, ()> {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```
+    /// ```no_run
     /// use your_crate::Message;
-    /// let bytes = /* some valid serialised message bytes */;
-    /// let (msg, consumed) = MyMessageType::from_bytes(&bytes).unwrap();
+    /// #[derive(bincode::Encode, bincode::BorrowDecode)]
+    /// struct MyMessageType(u8);
+    /// let bytes = vec![]; // serialized message bytes
+    /// let (_msg, consumed) = MyMessageType::from_bytes(&bytes).unwrap();
     /// assert!(consumed <= bytes.len());
     /// ```
     fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(Self, usize), DecodeError>
diff --git a/src/preamble.rs b/src/preamble.rs
index cd94093a..e7aaff42 100644
--- a/src/preamble.rs
+++ b/src/preamble.rs
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ where
 ///
 /// ```
 /// use tokio::io::BufReader;
-/// use bincode::BorrowDecode;
+/// use wireframe::preamble::read_preamble;
 ///
-/// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, bincode::BorrowDecode)]
+/// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, bincode::Encode, bincode::BorrowDecode)]
 /// struct MyPreamble(u8);
 ///
 /// #[tokio::main]
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index ab674df9..a9ef3f0b 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -92,11 +92,12 @@ where
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```no_run
-    /// use wireframe::{app::WireframeApp, server::WireframeServer};
+    /// # use wireframe::server::WireframeServer;
+    /// # use wireframe::app::WireframeApp;
+    /// # let factory = || WireframeApp::new().unwrap();
     /// #[derive(bincode::Decode)]
-    /// struct MyPreamble;
-    /// let server = WireframeServer::new(|| WireframeApp::default())
-    ///     .with_preamble::<MyPreamble>();
+    /// # struct MyPreamble;
+    /// let server = WireframeServer::new(factory).with_preamble::<MyPreamble>();
     /// ```
     #[must_use]
     pub fn with_preamble<P>(self) -> WireframeServer<F, P>
@@ -367,10 +368,11 @@ async fn worker_task<F, T>(
 ///
 /// ```no_run
 /// # use std::sync::Arc;
-/// # use mycrate::{process_stream, WireframeApp, Preamble};
+/// # use wireframe::server::{Preamble, process_stream};
+/// # use wireframe::app::WireframeApp;
 /// # use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 /// # async fn example() {
-/// let stream: TcpStream = /* ... */;
+/// let stream: TcpStream = unimplemented!();
 /// let factory = || WireframeApp::new();
 /// process_stream::<_, ()>(stream, factory, None, None).await;
 /// # }