diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index d8d7edd939292419db07136a9192228a3e83a46b..fb721fe71b79a8a0a886a7ffbd42fc464fd5c686 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {% set name = 'beat.editor' %}
-{% set project_dir = environ.get('RECIPE_DIR') + '/..' %}
 
 package:
   name: {{ name }}
@@ -13,11 +12,15 @@ build:
     - cd {{ environ.get('RECIPE_DIR') }}/js
     - npm install
     - npm run build
-    - cd {{ project_dir }}
+    - cd {{ environ.get('RECIPE_DIR') + '/..' }}
     {% if environ.get('BUILD_EGG') %}
     - python setup.py sdist --formats=zip
     {% endif %}
     - python setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record record.txt
+    # installs the documentation source, readme to share/doc so it is available
+    # during test time
+    - install -d "${PREFIX}/share/doc/{{ name }}"
+    - cp -R README.rst doc "${PREFIX}/share/doc/{{ name }}/"
 
 requirements:
   host:
@@ -59,12 +62,10 @@ test:
     - beat editor --help
     - beat editor serve --help
     - nosetests --with-coverage --cover-package={{ name }} -sv {{ name }}
-    - if [ -n "${BEAT_BROWSER_TESTS}" ]; then cd {{ project_dir }}/conda/js; fi
-    - if [ -n "${BEAT_BROWSER_TESTS}" ]; then npm install; fi
-    - if [ -n "${BEAT_BROWSER_TESTS}" ]; then CHROMIUM_BIN=chromium-browser npm test; fi
-    - if [ -n "${BEAT_BROWSER_TESTS}" ]; then cd -; fi
-    - sphinx-build -aEW {{ project_dir }}/doc {{ project_dir }}/sphinx
-    - sphinx-build -aEb doctest {{ project_dir }}/doc sphinx
+    - if [ -n "${BEAT_BROWSER_TESTS}" ]; then cd {{ environ.get('RECIPE_DIR') }}/js; npm install; CHROMIUM_BIN=chromium-browser npm test; cd -; fi
+    - sphinx-build -aEW ${PREFIX}/share/doc/{{ name }}/doc sphinx
+    - if [ -n "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}" ]; then mv sphinx "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/"; fi
+    - sphinx-build -aEb doctest ${PREFIX}/share/doc/{{ name }}/doc sphinx
     - conda inspect linkages -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [not win]
     - conda inspect objects -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [osx]
 
@@ -73,3 +74,4 @@ about:
   license: AGPLv3
   summary: Local editor for BEAT objects
   license_family: AGPL
+  license_file: ../LICENSE.AGPL