diff --git a/conf.yaml b/conf.yaml
index b43ea658da1ab..c23477010af58 100644
--- a/conf.yaml
+++ b/conf.yaml
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ contents:
                 tags:       Clients/Java
                 subject:    Clients
                 chunk:      1
+                asciidoctor: true
                 sources:
                   -
                     repo:   elasticsearch
diff --git a/doc_build_aliases.sh b/doc_build_aliases.sh
index 047ad266b1b81..075892383dd4b 100644
--- a/doc_build_aliases.sh
+++ b/doc_build_aliases.sh
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ alias docbldepi='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs
 
 alias docbldjvr='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/java-rest/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'
 
-alias docbldejv='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs.pl --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/java-api/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'
+alias docbldejv='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch/docs/java-api/index.asciidoc --chunk 1'
 
 alias docbldejs='$GIT_HOME/docs/build_docs --asciidoctor --doc $GIT_HOME/elasticsearch-js/docs/index.asciidoc'