diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index c6271983041e8a65b7085ef108767b52280e3135..a3fe4c5c06453a74b0e33186c85cfba9a18c73c2 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pygments_style = None
 # 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