diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 93ad4bc..24b9874 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import sys, os
 #sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../../'))  # for git_upstream import
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../../git_upstream'))  # for indices
 
 # -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------