diff --git a/examples/echo-server.rs b/examples/echo-server.rs
index 489df59..412184d 100644
--- a/examples/echo-server.rs
+++ b/examples/echo-server.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 //!
 //! You can test this out by running:
 //!
-//!     cargo run --example server 127.0.0.1:12345
+//!     cargo run --features="async-std-runtime" --example echo-server 127.0.0.1:12345
 //!
 //! And then in another window run:
 //!
-//!     cargo run --example client ws://127.0.0.1:12345/
+//!     cargo run --features="async-std-runtime" --example client ws://127.0.0.1:12345/
 
 use std::{env, io::Error};
 
diff --git a/examples/server.rs b/examples/server.rs
index 7f427b5..5701793 100644
--- a/examples/server.rs
+++ b/examples/server.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 //!
 //! You can test this out by running:
 //!
-//!     cargo run --example server 127.0.0.1:12345
+//!     cargo run --features="async-std-runtime" --example server 127.0.0.1:12345
 //!
 //! And then in another window run:
 //!
-//!     cargo run --example client ws://127.0.0.1:12345/
+//!     cargo run --features="async-std-runtime" --example client ws://127.0.0.1:12345/
 //!
 //! You can run the second command in multiple windows and then chat between the
 //! two, seeing the messages from the other client as they're received. For all