diff --git a/conf.yaml b/conf.yaml
index ee5c3310e7107..f5e8c7306abd4 100644
--- a/conf.yaml
+++ b/conf.yaml
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ contents:
                 tags:       Clients/JavaREST
                 subject:    Clients
                 chunk:      1
+                asciidoctor: true
                 sources:
                   -
                     repo:   elasticsearch
diff --git a/doc_build_aliases.sh b/doc_build_aliases.sh
index 2d152e6db62f3..d2530d4833b73 100644
--- a/doc_build_aliases.sh
+++ b/doc_build_aliases.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ alias docbldpls='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs
 
 alias docbldepi='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/plugins/index.asciidoc --chunk 2'
 
-alias docbldjvr='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/java-rest/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'
+alias docbldjvr='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/java-rest/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'
 
 alias docbldejv='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/java-api/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'