diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 0c1a656..f2e53b0 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 #
 import os
+import subprocess
 import sys
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../..'))
 
+# Install CanDI - download datasets
+subprocess.run('candi-install', shell=True)
+
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = 'CanDI'