diff --git a/optional_requirements.txt b/optional_requirements.txt
index 6dff92af..d6472ca0 100644
--- a/optional_requirements.txt
+++ b/optional_requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ SimpleITK; python_version != '3.4'
 astropy
 tifffile
 imageio; python_version != '2.6'
+sphinx; python_version != '2.6' and python_version != '3.2'
diff --git a/tools/travis_script.sh b/tools/travis_script.sh
index 0331575b..945f6a49 100755
--- a/tools/travis_script.sh
+++ b/tools/travis_script.sh
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@ section "Test.with.min.requirements"
 nosetests $TEST_ARGS skimage
 section_end "Test.with.min.requirements"
 
-section "Build.docs"
-if [[ ($PY != 2.6) && ($PY != 3.2) ]]; then
-    SPHINXBUILD="python $(which sphinx-build)"
-    pushd doc
-    $SPHINXBUILD -d $HOME/.cache/sphinx -W source build/html
-    popd
-fi
-section_end "Build.docs"
-
 section "Flake8.test"
 flake8 --exit-zero --exclude=test_*,six.py skimage doc/examples viewer_examples
 section_end "Flake8.test"
@@ -58,6 +49,16 @@ pip list
 section_end "Install.optional.dependencies"
 
 
+section "Build.docs"
+if [[ ($PY != 2.6) && ($PY != 3.2) ]]; then
+    SPHINXBUILD="python $(which sphinx-build)"
+    pushd doc
+    $SPHINXBUILD -d $HOME/.cache/sphinx -W source build/html
+    popd
+fi
+section_end "Build.docs"
+
+
 section "Run.doc.examples"
 
 # Matplotlib settings - do not show figures during doc examples