diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 832c180..03a5554 100755
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def configureDoxyfile(input_dir, output_dir):
 
 if read_the_docs_build:
     input_dir = '../../IR_lib/cpp'
-    output_dir = 'build'
+    output_dir = '../build'
     configureDoxyfile(input_dir, output_dir)
     subprocess.call('doxygen', shell=True)
     breathe_projects['information_reconciliation'] = output_dir + '/xml'