diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 03b62fa..47f6a86 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -19,14 +19,17 @@ import sys, os
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 #sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 
-# Get the project root dir, which is the parent dir of this
-cwd = os.getcwd()
-project_root = os.path.dirname(cwd)
+if os.getenv('READTHEDOCS', None) == 'True':
+    pass
+else:
+    # Get the project root dir, which is the parent dir of this
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    project_root = os.path.dirname(cwd)
 
-# Insert the project root dir as the first element in the PYTHONPATH.
-# This lets us ensure that the source package is imported, and that its
-# version is used.
-sys.path.insert(0, project_root)
+    # Insert the project root dir as the first element in the PYTHONPATH.
+    # This lets us ensure that the source package is imported, and that its
+    # version is used.
+    sys.path.insert(0, project_root)
 
 import fuzzysearch