diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index d0cdadbd61cfad035cec6497665f9bdf8c169604..f1b9a59c0507c60a29e475224ea36050a27c0814 100755
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 # relative to the documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it
 # absolute, like shown here.
 #
+import flatland
 import os
 import sys
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
 
-import flatland
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------
 
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ todo_include_todos = False
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
 #
-html_theme = 'alabaster'
+html_theme = "sphinx_rtd_theme"
+
 
 # Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of a
 # theme further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
@@ -158,6 +159,3 @@ texinfo_documents = [
      'One line description of project.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]
-
-
-
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 4ea07ea4982ad30d51571cc171cd4444d6bbbcbc..cba711f85d729b9477cc9e4493fb96df7503802d 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ twine==1.12.1
 
 pytest==3.8.2
 pytest-runner==4.2
+sphinx-rtd-theme==0.4.3