diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 60832806..1db3d5c6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -58,12 +58,13 @@ deps =
     sphinx-notfound-page
     sphinx-copybutton
     restructuredtext-lint
+change_dir = docs
 commands =
-    sphinx-build -W -b html -d {envtmpdir}/doctrees docs docs/_build/html
+    sphinx-build . _build
 
 [testenv:docslinkcheck]
 deps =
-    sphinx
-    sphinx-rtd-theme
+    {[testenv:docs]deps}
+change_dir = docs
 commands =
-    sphinx-build -W -b linkcheck docs docs/_build/html
+    sphinx-build -b linkcheck . _build