diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 325adae288..3677631c5e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -13,4 +13,11 @@ whitelist_externals = bash
 commands = bash -c "find {toxinidir} -not -wholename \*.tox/\* -and \( -name \*.sh -or -name \*rc -or -name functions\* -or \( -wholename lib/\* -and -not -name \*.md \) \) -print0 | xargs -0 bashate -v"
 
 [testenv:docs]
-commands = python setup.py build_sphinx
+deps =
+   Pygments
+   docutils
+whitelist_externals = bash
+setenv =
+  TOP_DIR={toxinidir}
+  INSTALL_SHOCCO=true
+commands = bash tools/build_docs.sh