diff --git a/docs/gen_ref_pages.py b/docs/gen_ref_pages.py
index c18d7b26..b9679bba 100755
--- a/docs/gen_ref_pages.py
+++ b/docs/gen_ref_pages.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ def sub_index_text(module_name):
         # add to navigation
         nav[tuple(module_path.parts)] = module_path.as_posix()
 
-
         # create module index
         with mkdocs_gen_files.open(Path("reference", module_path), "w") as fd:
             fd.write(sub_index_text(path.name))
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 9110229a..60bb62de 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ plugins:
   - mkdocstrings:
       handlers:
         python:
+          paths: [src]
           options:
             docstring_style: numpy