diff --git a/documentation/conf.py b/documentation/conf.py
index 2afaf81810..3158e177ba 100644
--- a/documentation/conf.py
+++ b/documentation/conf.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 # 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'
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,