diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 57fada28e..f5b3ef705 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ html:
 	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/html/_images
 	#rm -rf _build/doctrees/
 	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b html $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/html
+	python fix_search.py
 	touch $(BUILDDIR)/html/.nojekyll
 	@echo
 	@echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $(BUILDDIR)/html."
diff --git a/docs/fix_search.py b/docs/fix_search.py
index 41e5d8529..3b3a6ba2e 100644
--- a/docs/fix_search.py
+++ b/docs/fix_search.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
 
-
 search_html = Path("./_build/html/search.html")
 assert search_html.exists()
 
diff --git a/docs/make.bat b/docs/make.bat
index 9aa6ee6c9..eaa1589d8 100644
--- a/docs/make.bat
+++ b/docs/make.bat
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ if errorlevel 9009 (
 )
 
 %SPHINXBUILD% -M %1 %SOURCEDIR% %BUILDDIR% %SPHINXOPTS%
-python fix_search.py
 goto end
 
 :help