diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 7776471da8..54f790ee6c 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -8,23 +8,24 @@ BUILDDIR      = build
 all: clean html
 
 help:
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+	@source venv/bin/activate && \
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
 livehtml:
-	@$(SPHINXAUTOBUILD) --watch ../repos --watch ../commands "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)/html" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(0)
+	@source venv/bin/activate && \
+	$(SPHINXAUTOBUILD) --watch ../repos --watch ../commands "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)/html" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(0)
 
 # Prepare virtualenv similar to the environment used during build on Read The Docs and install required packages
 env:
-	PY_VER=$$(sed -n -e 's/^\s*python:\s"\(.*\)"/\1/p' ../.readthedocs.yaml); \
-	echo $$PY_VER; \
+	@PY_VER=$$(sed -n -e 's/^\s*python:\s"\(.*\)"/\1/p' ../.readthedocs.yaml); \
 	rm -fr ./venv; \
-	virtualenv venv --python=python$$PY_VER; \
-	source venv/bin/activate; \
+	virtualenv venv --python=python$$PY_VER && \
+	source venv/bin/activate && \
 	pip install -r requirements-docs.txt;
 
 # Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
 # "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
 %: Makefile
-	echo $@
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+	@source venv/bin/activate && \
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
 
 .PHONY: all help Makefile env