diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 4ae5d58..1dd5fac 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -182,6 +182,6 @@
 
 # -- Extension configuration -------------------------------------------------
 intersphinx_mapping = {
-    'https://docs.python.org/3/': None,
-    'https://docs.mdanalysis.org/stable/': None,
+    "python": ('https://docs.python.org/3/', None),
+    "mdanalysis": ('https://docs.mdanalysis.org/stable/', None),
 }