diff --git a/doc/sphinx/conf.py b/doc/sphinx/conf.py
index bdfeb79cc..1156f0e0f 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/conf.py
+++ b/doc/sphinx/conf.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 if read_the_docs_build:
      os.mkdir("../doxygen")
-     subprocess.call('cd ../../; doxygen doc/doxygen_config.dox', shell=True)
+     subprocess.call('cd ../.. ; doxygen doc/doxygen_config.dox', shell=True)
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 # Breathe Configuration
 breathe_default_project = "GWB"
-breathe_projects = {"GWB": "./doc/doxygen/xml"}
+breathe_projects = {"GWB": "../doxygen/xml"}
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = ['_templates']