diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index d973438e2..d7d9d139a 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
     import sys
     from pathlib import Path
-    sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parents[1].resolve()))
+    sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parents[1].joinpath('iblrig').resolve()))
     from iblrig import __version__
 
 project = 'iblrig'