diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 057ac21..ee8787f 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -46,9 +46,13 @@ exclude_patterns = ['_build', 'Thumbs.db', '.DS_Store']
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
 #
-html_theme = 'classic'
+# html_theme = 'classic' # removed classic theme
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
 # so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
-#      html_static_path = ['_static']
+#      html_static_path = ['_static']  # no static content required 
+
+html_theme = 'sphinx_hand_theme'
+import sphinx_hand_theme
+html_theme_path = [sphinx_hand_theme.get_html_theme_path()]