diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index fba94f9..94ec1e2 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -191,3 +191,7 @@
 def setup(app):
   app.add_object_type('confval', 'confval',
     'pair: %s; configuration value')
+
+  # Install necessary NPM dependencies
+  import subprocess
+  subprocess.check_output(["npm", "install", "-g", "jsdoc"])