diff --git a/conf.yaml b/conf.yaml
index 10522e8e2e3f1..4af974382ead0 100644
--- a/conf.yaml
+++ b/conf.yaml
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ contents:
                 tags:       APM Python Agent/Reference
                 subject:    APM
                 chunk:      1
+                asciidoctor: true
                 sources:
                   -
                     repo:   apm-agent-python
diff --git a/doc_build_aliases.sh b/doc_build_aliases.sh
index 1ca92ece0021b..fafa602c8ee4d 100644
--- a/doc_build_aliases.sh
+++ b/doc_build_aliases.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ alias docbldamr='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/apm-server/docs/in
 
 alias docbldamn='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/apm-agent-nodejs/docs/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'
 
-alias docbldamp='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/apm-agent-python/docs/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'
+alias docbldamp='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/apm-agent-python/docs/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'
 
 alias docbldamry='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/apm-agent-ruby/docs/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'