diff --git a/doc/source/examples.rst b/doc/source/examples.rst
index b918c5dc40..d7e749b557 100644
--- a/doc/source/examples.rst
+++ b/doc/source/examples.rst
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ Asynchronous server
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 .. literalinclude:: ../../examples/server_async.py
 
-Build bcd Payload
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-.. literalinclude:: ../../examples/build_bcd_payload.py
-
 Callback Server example
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 .. literalinclude:: ../../examples/server_callback.py
diff --git a/examples/message_parser.py b/examples/message_parser.py
index 23a43ab91f..574c16efd6 100755
--- a/examples/message_parser.py
+++ b/examples/message_parser.py
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ def decode(self, message):
             print("-" * 80)
             try:
                 decoder.addToFrame(message)
-                if decoder.checkFrame():
+                if decoder.checkFrame():  # pragma no cover
                     slave = decoder._header.get(  # pylint: disable=protected-access
                         "uid", 0x00
                     )
                     decoder.advanceFrame()
                     decoder.processIncomingPacket(message, self.report, slave)
-                else:
+                else:  # pragma no cover
                     self.check_errors(decoder, message)
             except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
                 self.check_errors(decoder, message)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def check_errors(self, decoder, message):
         txt = f"Unable to parse message - {message} with {decoder}"
         _logger.error(txt)
 
-    def report(self, message):
+    def report(self, message):  # pragma no cover
         """Print the message information"""
         print(
             "%-15s = %s"  # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def parse_messages(cmdline=None):
     """Do a helper method to generate the messages to parse"""
     args = get_commandline(cmdline=cmdline)
     _logger.setLevel(args.log.upper())
-    if not args.message:
+    if not args.message:  # pragma no cover
         _logger.error("Missing --message.")
         return
 
@@ -162,5 +162,10 @@ def parse_messages(cmdline=None):
     decoder.decode(raw_message)
 
 
+def main(cmdline=None):
+    """Run program"""
+    parse_messages(cmdline=cmdline)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    parse_messages()  # pragma: no cover
+    main()  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/examples/simulator.py b/examples/simulator.py
index 820eaa4156..34d67bad2b 100755
--- a/examples/simulator.py
+++ b/examples/simulator.py
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ async def run_simulator():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    asyncio.run(run_simulator(), debug=True)
+    asyncio.run(run_simulator(), debug=True)  # pragma no cover
diff --git a/test/sub_examples/test_examples.py b/test/sub_examples/test_examples.py
index 4f217d2f18..8ca709e20e 100755
--- a/test/sub_examples/test_examples.py
+++ b/test/sub_examples/test_examples.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from examples.client_payload import main as main_payload_calls
 from examples.datastore_simulator import main as main_datastore_simulator
 from examples.message_generator import generate_messages
-from examples.message_parser import parse_messages
+from examples.message_parser import main as main_parse_messages
 from examples.server_async import run_async_server, setup_server
 from examples.server_callback import run_callback_server
 from examples.server_payload import setup_payload_server
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ def test_message_generator(self, framer):
 
     def test_message_parser(self):
         """Test message parser."""
-        parse_messages(["--framer", "socket", "-m", "000100000006010100200001"])
-        parse_messages(["--framer", "socket", "-m", "00010000000401010101"])
+        main_parse_messages(["--framer", "socket", "-m", "000100000006010100200001"])
+        main_parse_messages(["--framer", "socket", "-m", "00010000000401010101"])
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ("use_comm", "use_framer", "use_port"),