diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 2d498164f4..3999c01b40 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ clean:
 
 local:
 	make check-env
+	make clean
 	make autodoc-index
 	make multiversion-build
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 74c45852dd..e573521016 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -88,13 +88,16 @@ html_sidebars = {
 
 # sphinx-multiversion config
 
-smv_tag_whitelist = None
+smv_tag_whitelist = r""
 smv_branch_whitelist = r"^static-file-docs$"
 smv_outputdir_format = "versions" + sep + "{config.release}"
 
 # dynamic setup
 
+
 github_doc_root = "https://github.com/evennia/tree/master/docs/"
+
+
 def setup(app):
     # recommonmark setup
     app.add_config_value('recommonmark_config', {