diff --git a/R/cran-compliance.R b/R/cran-compliance.R
index 1af01806..57323a28 100644
--- a/R/cran-compliance.R
+++ b/R/cran-compliance.R
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
 #' - `vendor_pkgs()` returns a data.frame with two columns `crate` and `version`
 #'
 #' @examples
-#'
 #' \dontrun{
-#'   vendor_pkgs()
+#' vendor_pkgs()
 #' }
 #' @export
 vendor_pkgs <- function(path = ".", quiet = FALSE, overwrite = NULL) {
@@ -125,31 +124,31 @@ vendor_pkgs <- function(path = ".", quiet = FALSE, overwrite = NULL) {
 
 
 #' CRAN compliant extendr packages
-#' 
-#' R packages developed using extendr are not immediately ready to 
-#' be published to CRAN. The extendr package template ensures that 
+#'
+#' R packages developed using extendr are not immediately ready to
+#' be published to CRAN. The extendr package template ensures that
 #' CRAN publication is (farily) painless.
-#' 
-#' @section CRAN requirements: 
-#' 
-#' In order to publish a Rust based package on CRAN it must meet certain 
-#' requirements. These are: 
+#'
+#' @section CRAN requirements:
+#'
+#' In order to publish a Rust based package on CRAN it must meet certain
+#' requirements. These are:
 #'
 #' - Rust dependencies are vendored
 #' - The package is compiled offline
 #' - the `DESCRIPTION` file's `SystemRequirements` field contains `Cargo (Rust's package manager), rustc`
-#' 
-#' The extendr templates handle all of this _except_ vendoring dependencies. 
+#'
+#' The extendr templates handle all of this _except_ vendoring dependencies.
 #' This must be done prior to publication using [`vendor_pkgs()`].
-#' 
+#'
 #' In addition, it is important to make sure that CRAN maintainers
-#' are aware that the package they are checking contains Rust code. 
+#' are aware that the package they are checking contains Rust code.
 #' Depending on which and how many crates are used as a dependencies
-#' the `vendor.tar.xz` will be larger than a few megabytes. If a 
-#' built package is larger than 5mbs CRAN may reject the submission. 
-#' 
+#' the `vendor.tar.xz` will be larger than a few megabytes. If a
+#' built package is larger than 5mbs CRAN may reject the submission.
+#'
 #' To prevent rejection make a note in your `cran-comments.md` file
 #' (create one using [`usethis::use_cran_comments()`]) along the lines of
-#' "The package tarball is 6mb because Rust dependencies are vendored within src/rust/vendor.tar.xz which is 5.9mb." 
+#' "The package tarball is 6mb because Rust dependencies are vendored within src/rust/vendor.tar.xz which is 5.9mb."
 #' @name cran
-NULL
\ No newline at end of file
+NULL
diff --git a/inst/templates/configure.win b/inst/templates/configure.win
index bb18d407..1c465d5a 100644
--- a/inst/templates/configure.win
+++ b/inst/templates/configure.win
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ fi
 [ -f src/Makevars ] && rm src/Makevars.win
 
 # Substitute @CRAN_FLAGS@ in Makevars.in with the actual value of $CRAN_FLAGS
-sed -e "s|@CRAN_FLAGS@|$CRAN_FLAGS|" src/Makevars.in > src/Makevars
\ No newline at end of file
+sed -e "s|@CRAN_FLAGS@|$CRAN_FLAGS|" src/Makevars.win.in > src/Makevars.win
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/use_extendr.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/use_extendr.md
index 02b3cc7a..3454f723 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/use_extendr.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/use_extendr.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
       [ -f src/Makevars ] && rm src/Makevars.win
       
       # Substitute @CRAN_FLAGS@ in Makevars.in with the actual value of $CRAN_FLAGS
-      sed -e "s|@CRAN_FLAGS@|$CRAN_FLAGS|" src/Makevars.in > src/Makevars
+      sed -e "s|@CRAN_FLAGS@|$CRAN_FLAGS|" src/Makevars.win.in > src/Makevars.win
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-cran-compliance.R b/tests/testthat/test-cran-compliance.R
index 4c1e505e..1eac8c7d 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-cran-compliance.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-cran-compliance.R
@@ -23,14 +23,19 @@ test_that("rextendr passes CRAN checks", {
   use_extendr()
   document()
   vendor_pkgs()
-  res <- rcmdcheck::rcmdcheck(env = c("NOT_CRAN" = ""))
+
+  res <- rcmdcheck::rcmdcheck(
+    env = c("NOT_CRAN" = ""),
+    args = "--no-manual",
+    libpath = rev(.libPaths())
+  )
 
   # --offline flag should be set
   expect_true(grepl("--offline", res$install_out))
   # -j 2 flag should be set
   expect_true(grepl("-j 2", res$install_out))
 
-  # "Downloading" should not be present 
+  # "Downloading" should not be present
   expect_false(grepl("Downloading", res$install_out))
 
   expect_true(
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-use_extendr.R b/tests/testthat/test-use_extendr.R
index a770b098..52f1f236 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-use_extendr.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-use_extendr.R
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ test_that("use_extendr() handles R package name, crate name and library name sep
 test_that("use_extendr() does not allow invalid rust names", {
   skip_if_not_installed("usethis")
 
-  path <- local_package("testPackage") 
+  path <- local_package("testPackage")
   expect_rextendr_error(use_extendr(crate_name = "22unsupported"))
   expect_rextendr_error(use_extendr(lib_name = "@unsupported"))
 })
@@ -205,9 +205,12 @@ test_that("`use_extendr()` passes R CMD check", {
   document()
 
   # store results
-  res <- rcmdcheck::rcmdcheck(env = c("NOT_CRAN"="true"))
+  res <- rcmdcheck::rcmdcheck(
+    args = "--no-manual",
+    libpath = rev(.libPaths())
+  )
 
-  # check the output 
+  # check the output
   expect_true(
     rlang::is_empty(res$errors) && rlang::is_empty(res$warnings)
   )