diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 124409d03..e54a09afa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Ecosystem WG, and **not ready for production use yet**.
 
 **Hello World**
 
-```rust
+```rust,no_run
 #![feature(async_await)]
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
diff --git a/tide/src/lib.rs b/tide/src/lib.rs
index ac931431d..c3c7841ba 100755
--- a/tide/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tide/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #![cfg_attr(feature = "nightly", deny(missing_docs))]
-#![cfg_attr(feature = "nightly", feature(external_doc))]
+#![cfg_attr(any(feature = "nightly", test), feature(external_doc))]
 #![cfg_attr(feature = "nightly", doc(include = "../README.md"))]
 #![cfg_attr(test, deny(warnings))]
 #![feature(async_await, existential_type)]
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 //!
 //!
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[doc(include = "../../README.md")]
+const _README: () = ();
+
 macro_rules! box_async {
     {$($t:tt)*} => {
         ::futures::future::FutureExt::boxed(async move { $($t)* })