diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 710eb1c..4fafac3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clippy
         run: cargo clippy --all -- -D warnings
       - name: Run tests
+        if: matrix.rust == 'stable'
         run: cargo test --all --verbose --features fancy
+      - name: Run tests
+        if: matrix.rust == '1.56.0'
+        run: cargo test --all --verbose --features fancy no-format-args-capture
 
   miri:
     name: Miri
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7615d6b..61d357a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,16 @@ lazy_static = "1.4"
 
 [features]
 default = []
-fancy-no-backtrace = ["owo-colors", "is-terminal", "textwrap", "terminal_size", "supports-hyperlinks", "supports-color", "supports-unicode"]
+no-format-args-capture = []
+fancy-no-backtrace = [
+    "owo-colors",
+    "is-terminal",
+    "textwrap",
+    "terminal_size",
+    "supports-hyperlinks",
+    "supports-color",
+    "supports-unicode",
+]
 fancy = ["fancy-no-backtrace", "backtrace", "backtrace-ext"]
 
 [workspace]
diff --git a/src/eyreish/macros.rs b/src/eyreish/macros.rs
index d3abcf2..50605e7 100644
--- a/src/eyreish/macros.rs
+++ b/src/eyreish/macros.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@
 /// #     let resource = 0;
 /// #
 /// if !has_permission(user, resource) {
-///     bail!("permission denied for accessing {resource}");
+#[cfg_attr(
+    not(feature = "no-format-args-capture"),
+    doc = r#"     bail!("permission denied for accessing {resource}");"#
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "no-format-args-capture",
+    doc = r#"     bail!("permission denied for accessing {}", resource);"#
+)]
 /// }
 /// #     Ok(())
 /// # }
@@ -56,7 +63,14 @@
 ///     if y.abs() < 1e-3 {
 ///         bail!(
 ///             severity = Severity::Warning,
-///             "dividing by value ({y}) close to 0"
+#[cfg_attr(
+    not(feature = "no-format-args-capture"),
+    doc = r#"             "dividing by value ({y}) close to 0""#
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "no-format-args-capture",
+    doc = r#"             "dividing by value ({}) close to 0", y"#
+)]
 ///         );
 ///     }
 ///     Ok(x / y)
@@ -126,7 +140,14 @@ macro_rules! bail {
 ///     ensure!(
 ///         y.abs() >= 1e-3,
 ///         severity = Severity::Warning,
-///         "dividing by value ({y}) close to 0"
+#[cfg_attr(
+    not(feature = "no-format-args-capture"),
+    doc = r#"             "dividing by value ({y}) close to 0""#
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "no-format-args-capture",
+    doc = r#"             "dividing by value ({}) close to 0", y"#
+)]
 ///     );
 ///     Ok(x / y)
 /// }
@@ -156,11 +177,26 @@ macro_rules! ensure {
 /// # use miette::miette;
 /// let x = 1;
 /// let y = 2;
-/// let report = miette!("{x} + {} = {z}", y, z = x + y);
+#[cfg_attr(
+    not(feature = "no-format-args-capture"),
+    doc = r#"let report = miette!("{x} + {} = {z}", y, z = x + y);"#
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "no-format-args-capture",
+    doc = r#"let report = miette!("{} + {} = {z}", x, y, z = x + y);"#
+)]
+///
 /// assert_eq!(report.to_string().as_str(), "1 + 2 = 3");
 ///
 /// let z = x + y;
-/// let report = miette!("{x} + {y} = {z}");
+#[cfg_attr(
+    not(feature = "no-format-args-capture"),
+    doc = r#"let report = miette!("{x} + {y} = {z}");"#
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "no-format-args-capture",
+    doc = r#"let report = miette!("{} + {} = {}", x, y, z);"#
+)]
 /// assert_eq!(report.to_string().as_str(), "1 + 2 = 3");
 /// ```
 ///
@@ -225,11 +261,25 @@ macro_rules! miette {
 /// let x = 1;
 /// let y = 2;
 ///
-/// let diag = diagnostic!("{x} + {} = {z}", y, z = x + y);
+#[cfg_attr(
+    not(feature = "no-format-args-capture"),
+    doc = r#" let diag = diagnostic!("{x} + {} = {z}", y, z = x + y);"#
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "no-format-args-capture",
+    doc = r#" let diag = diagnostic!("{} + {} = {z}", x, y, z = x + y);"#
+)]
 /// assert_eq!(diag.message, "1 + 2 = 3");
 ///
 /// let z = x + y;
-/// let diag = diagnostic!("{x} + {y} = {z}");
+#[cfg_attr(
+    not(feature = "no-format-args-capture"),
+    doc = r#"let diag = diagnostic!("{x} + {y} = {z}");"#
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "no-format-args-capture",
+    doc = r#"let diag = diagnostic!("{} + {} = {}", x, y, z);"#
+)]
 /// assert_eq!(diag.message, "1 + 2 = 3");
 /// ```
 #[macro_export]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d1fb3ea..cc113ce 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@
 //! then you may want to use [`miette!`], [`diagnostic!`] macros or
 //! [`MietteDiagnostic`] directly to create diagnostic on the fly.
 //!
-//! ```rs
+//! ```rust,ignore
 //! # use miette::{miette, LabeledSpan, Report};
 //!
 //! let source = "2 + 2 * 2 = 8".to_string();