diff --git a/conf.yaml b/conf.yaml
index 3534a3f3d876e..c9d32e6279a58 100644
--- a/conf.yaml
+++ b/conf.yaml
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ contents:
                 single:     1
                 tags:       Clients/Python
                 subject:    Clients
+                asciidoctor: true
                 sources:
                   -
                     repo:   elasticsearch
diff --git a/doc_build_aliases.sh b/doc_build_aliases.sh
index ef50824541e2c..0718431d523f5 100644
--- a/doc_build_aliases.sh
+++ b/doc_build_aliases.sh
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ alias docbldphp='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/elastic
 
 alias docbldepl='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/perl/index.asciidoc --single'
 
-alias docbldepy='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/python/index.asciidoc --single 1'
+alias docbldepy='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/python/index.asciidoc --single'
 
 alias docblderb='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/ruby/index.asciidoc'