diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index da67e10c..68f2d92e 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ tasks:
         "restructuredtext.preview.scrollEditorWithPreview": false,
         "restructuredtext.preview.scrollPreviewWithEditor": false,
         "liveServer.settings.root": "/build/docs/docs/sphinx/",
+        "esbonio.sphinx.confDir": "${workspaceFolder}/docs",
         "C_Cpp.default.configurationProvider": "ms-vscode.cmake-tools"
       }