diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index e195649..35c429d 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -269,3 +269,4 @@
 # see the documentation how to customize the installation path
 # but be aware that you then need to include it in the `PATH`
 download_pandoc()
+os.environ.setdefault("PYPANDOC_PANDOC", "~/bin/pandoc")