diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a0ca74e..30f683e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 *.swp
 *.swo
 _build
+conf/
+logs/
diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 3d348d1..45a3404 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
 
 import sys, os
 
+# on_rtd is whether we are on readthedocs.org, this line of code grabbed from docs.readthedocs.org
+on_rtd = os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS', None) == 'True'
+
+if not on_rtd:  # only import and set the theme if we're building docs locally
+    import sphinx_rtd_theme
+    html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
+    html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
+
+# otherwise, readthedocs.org uses their theme by default, so no need to specify it
+
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
@@ -91,7 +101,7 @@ pygments_style = 'sphinx'
 
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
-html_theme = 'default'
+#html_theme = 'default'
 
 # Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of a theme
 # further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d93aaf7..d745924 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 sphinx
+sphinx_rtd_theme
 git+https://github.com/ProgVal/Limnoria.git@testing