diff --git a/conf.yaml b/conf.yaml
index a2109be1d947f..8aa8ab95beeea 100644
--- a/conf.yaml
+++ b/conf.yaml
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ contents:
                 current:    master
                 tags:       Clients/Ruby
                 subject:    Clients
+                asciidoctor: true
                 sources:
                   -
                     repo:   elasticsearch
diff --git a/doc_build_aliases.sh b/doc_build_aliases.sh
index d978e3bcc4bb4..3abeef5616ded 100644
--- a/doc_build_aliases.sh
+++ b/doc_build_aliases.sh
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ alias docbldepl='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/elastic
 
 alias docbldepy='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/python/index.asciidoc --single 1'
 
-alias docblderb='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/ruby/index.asciidoc'
+alias docblderb='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/ruby/index.asciidoc'
 
 alias docbldecc='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/community-clients/index.asciidoc --single 1'