diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 3f4aafde..2b973a18 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ Suggests:
     testthat (>= 3.1.5),
     withr (>= 2.0.0)
 VignetteBuilder:
-    knitr
+    knitr,
+    rmarkdown
 RdMacros:
     lifecycle
 Config/Needs/verdepcheck: mllg/checkmate, r-lib/lifecycle, r-lib/rlang,
diff --git a/vignettes/qenv.Rmd b/vignettes/qenv.Rmd
index 6866c59a..00fbf4ba 100644
--- a/vignettes/qenv.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/qenv.Rmd
@@ -26,18 +26,17 @@ print(empty_qenv)
 
 ### `qenv` basic usage
 
-The `eval_code()` function executes code within a `qenv` environment, yielding a new `qenv` object as the output. 
+The `eval_code()` function executes code within a `qenv` environment, yielding a new `qenv` object as the output.
 
 ```{r}
-library(magrittr)
-
 # evaluate code in qenv
 my_qenv <- eval_code(empty_qenv, "x <- 2")
 print(my_qenv)
 get_env(my_qenv)
 
 
-q1 <- eval_code(my_qenv, "y <- x * 2") %>% eval_code("z <- y * 2")
+q1 <- eval_code(my_qenv, "y <- x * 2")
+q1 <- eval_code(q1, "z <- y * 2")
 
 # my_qenv still contains only x
 print(my_qenv)
@@ -50,7 +49,8 @@ ls(get_env(q1))
 
 The same result can be achieved with the `within` method for the `qenv` class.
 ```{r}
-q2 <- within(my_qenv, y <- x * 2) %>% within(z <- y * 2)
+q2 <- within(my_qenv, y <- x * 2)
+q2 <- within(q2, z <- y * 2)
 print(q2)
 ```
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ cat(get_code(q2))
 ```
 
 ### Substitutions
-In some cases, one may want to substitute some elements of the code before evaluation. 
+In some cases, one may want to substitute some elements of the code before evaluation.
 Consider a case when a subset of `iris` is defined by an input value.
 ```{r}
 q <- qenv()
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ These functions can be seamlessly integrated into `shiny` applications to produc
 
 When employing a `qenv` to evaluate code, should an error occur, an object of type `qenv.error` is generated. This object can be utilized wherever a `qenv` object is used, alleviating the need for code alterations to handle these errors. Select the `error_option` in the example below to witness `qenv` error handling in action.
 
-```{r}
+```{r, eval=requireNamespace("shiny")}
 library(shiny)
-library(magrittr)
 # create an initial qenv with the data in
-data_q <- qenv() %>% eval_code("iris_data <- iris")
+data_q <- qenv()
+data_q <- eval_code(data_q, "iris_data <- iris")
 
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   radioButtons(