diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 81ee08a..d7e1e1c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ deps =
     # TODO: add pure python dependency, so we can add an example for the github install
     devdeps: git+https://github.com/astropy/pyvo.git#egg=pyvo
 
-allowlist_externals = bash, sed
+allowlist_externals = bash, sed, make
 
 commands =
     pip freeze
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ commands =
 
     !buildhtml: pytest --nbval-lax -vv --suppress-no-test-exit-code --durations=10 tutorials
 
-    buildhtml: sphinx-build -b html . _build/html -nWT --keep-going
+    buildhtml: make html
+
     # SED magic to remove the toctree captions from the rendered index page while keeping them in the sidebar TOC
+    # This should live upstream, clean up once supported in the JB ecosystem
     buildhtml: sed -E -i.bak '/caption-text/{N; s/.+caption-text.+\n<ul>/<ul>/; P;D;}' _build/html/index.html
     buildhtml: bash -c 'rm _build/html/index.html.bak'