diff --git a/book/webr-utils/shinylive.qmd b/book/webr-utils/shinylive.qmd
index e5f933e259..cf05501d58 100644
--- a/book/webr-utils/shinylive.qmd
+++ b/book/webr-utils/shinylive.qmd
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ we have to put some code upfront
 - currently shinylive is using webr@v0.2.2 which is missing a feature of shimming `library()` calls - need to add this manually
 -->
 
-```{r shinylive-constructor, echo=FALSE, results='asis'}
+```{r shinylive-constructor, echo = FALSE, results = "asis", opts.label = "skip_if_testing"}
 repo_url <- ifelse(identical(Sys.getenv("QUARTO_PROFILE"), "stable"), "https://insightsengineering.r-universe.dev", "https://pharmaverse.r-universe.dev")
 text <- unlist(c(
   "```{shinylive-r}",
diff --git a/book/webr-utils/webr.qmd b/book/webr-utils/webr.qmd
index 1e88380818..29d8635efc 100644
--- a/book/webr-utils/webr.qmd
+++ b/book/webr-utils/webr.qmd
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Global WebR configuration is available in the `_quarto.yaml` file.
 [`WebR`](https://docs.r-wasm.org/webr/latest/) is a tool allowing you to run R code in the web browser. Modify the code below and click run to see the results. Altenatively, copy the code and click [here](https://webr.r-wasm.org/latest/) to open `WebR` in a new tab.
 :::
 
-```{r, echo=FALSE, results='asis'}
+```{r, echo = FALSE, results = "asis", opts.label = "skip_if_testing"}
 if (!exists("webr_code_labels")) {
   webr_code_labels <- character(0L)
 }