diff --git a/Documentation/source/conf.py b/Documentation/source/conf.py
index 893e66d..5131360 100644
--- a/Documentation/source/conf.py
+++ b/Documentation/source/conf.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 #
-# import os
+import os
 # import sys
 # sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ todo_include_todos = True
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
 #
-html_theme = 'alabaster'
+on_rtd = os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS', None) == 'True'
+if not on_rtd:  # only import and set the theme if we're building docs locally
+    import sphinx_rtd_theme
+    html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
+    html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
 
 # 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