diff --git a/src/macros/config.rs b/src/macros/config.rs
index eb269e1e..0fb79728 100644
--- a/src/macros/config.rs
+++ b/src/macros/config.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use syn::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-	utils::{get_simple_settings, is_cargo_build},
+	utils::{get_simple_settings, is_cargo_build, is_cargo_test},
 	Result,
 };
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const UNDOCUMENTED: &str = "# This item is undocumented. Please contribute docum
 
 #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
 pub(super) fn example_generator(input: ItemStruct, args: &[Meta]) -> Result<TokenStream> {
-	if is_cargo_build() {
+	if is_cargo_build() && !is_cargo_test() {
 		generate_example(&input, args)?;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/macros/utils.rs b/src/macros/utils.rs
index 9f799f7b..e33ee8b4 100644
--- a/src/macros/utils.rs
+++ b/src/macros/utils.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ pub(crate) fn is_cargo_build() -> bool {
 		.is_some()
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn is_cargo_test() -> bool { std::env::args().any(|flag| flag == "--test") }
+
 pub(crate) fn get_named_generics(args: &[Meta], name: &str) -> Result<Generics> {
 	const DEFAULT: &str = "<>";