diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index ac3e8b39..af714471 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('sphinxext'))
 print "Importing extensions"
 
 extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc',
-              'sphinx.ext.doctest',
+              #'sphinx.ext.doctest'
               'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
               'sphinx.ext.pngmath'
               #'ipython_directive',
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ for mod_name in MOCK_MODULES:
 # ----------------------- READTHEDOCS ------------------
 on_rtd = os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS', None) == 'True'
 
+import GPy
+version = GPy.__version__
+
 if on_rtd:
     sys.path.append("../GPy")
     os.system("pwd")
diff --git a/doc/doc-requirements.txt b/doc/doc-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49a7ffe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/doc-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ipython