diff --git a/man/epinow.Rd b/man/epinow.Rd
index 40b295a02..bfe6dc102 100644
--- a/man/epinow.Rd
+++ b/man/epinow.Rd
@@ -157,11 +157,7 @@ incubation_period <- LogNormal(
 )
 # set an example reporting delay. In practice this should use an estimate
 # from the literature or be estimated from data
-reporting_delay <- LogNormal(
-   meanlog = 2,
-   sdlog = 1,
-   max = 10
-)
+reporting_delay <- LogNormal(mean = 2, sd = 1, max = 10)
 
 # example case data
 reported_cases <- example_confirmed[1:40]
diff --git a/man/estimate_infections.Rd b/man/estimate_infections.Rd
index 0c1686397..0372966a0 100644
--- a/man/estimate_infections.Rd
+++ b/man/estimate_infections.Rd
@@ -146,11 +146,7 @@ incubation_period <- LogNormal(
 )
 # set an example reporting delay. In practice this should use an estimate
 # from the literature or be estimated from data
-reporting_delay <- LogNormal(
-  meanlog = 2,
-  sdlog = 1,
-  max = 10
-)
+reporting_delay <- LogNormal(mean = 2, sd = 1, max = 10)
 
 # for more examples, see the "estimate_infections examples" vignette
 def <- estimate_infections(reported_cases,
diff --git a/man/forecast_infections.Rd b/man/forecast_infections.Rd
index b836dc323..24c5b2c5d 100644
--- a/man/forecast_infections.Rd
+++ b/man/forecast_infections.Rd
@@ -65,12 +65,7 @@ reported_cases <- example_confirmed[1:50]
 est <- estimate_infections(reported_cases,
   generation_time = generation_time_opts(example_generation_time),
   delays = delay_opts(example_incubation_period + example_reporting_delay),
-  rt = rt_opts(prior = LogNormal(
-     meanlog = 2,
-     sdlog = 0.1
-   ),
-   rw = 7
-  ),
+  rt = rt_opts(prior = LogNormal(mean = 2, sd = 0.1), rw = 7),
   obs = obs_opts(scale = Normal(mean = 0.1, sd = 0.01)),
   gp = NULL, horizon = 0
 )
diff --git a/man/regional_epinow.Rd b/man/regional_epinow.Rd
index ad7cd3bbf..6eca0c83a 100644
--- a/man/regional_epinow.Rd
+++ b/man/regional_epinow.Rd
@@ -156,12 +156,7 @@ def <- regional_epinow(
   data = cases,
   generation_time = gt_opts(example_generation_time),
   delays = delay_opts(example_incubation_period + example_reporting_delay),
-  rt = rt_opts(
-    prior = LogNormal(
-      meanlog = 2,
-      sdlog = 0.2
-    )
-  ),
+  rt = rt_opts(prior = LogNormal(mean = 2, sd = 0.2)),
   stan = stan_opts(
     samples = 100, warmup = 200
   ),