diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/Makefile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/Makefile
index 0e6d62e4..0c4f9f57 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/Makefile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # You can set these variables from the command line, and also
 # from the environment for the first two.
 SPHINXOPTS    ?= 
-SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build -c .
+SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build
 SOURCEDIR     = .
 BUILDDIR      = ./_build
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ APP = ../{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}
 
 # Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help".
 help:
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O) -c .
 
 # Build, watch and serve docs with live reload
 livehtml:
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ apidocs:
 # Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
 # "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
 %: Makefile
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -b $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O) -c .