diff --git a/templates/sphinx-conf.py b/templates/sphinx-conf.py
index daf4fd1821afcddcc3c019d5caec09a6587169f1..44b811f7273da3c93e775415eac752da0dc3ac2f 100644
--- a/templates/sphinx-conf.py
+++ b/templates/sphinx-conf.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
     'sphinx.ext.napoleon',
     'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
+    'matplotlib.sphinxext.plot_directive'
     ]
 
 import sphinx
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ autodoc_default_flags = [
 from bob.extension.utils import link_documentation, load_requirements
 sphinx_requirements = "extra-intersphinx.txt"
 if os.path.exists(sphinx_requirements):
-    intersphinx_mapping = link_documentation(additional_packages=load_requirements(sphinx_requirements))
+    intersphinx_mapping = link_documentation(additional_packages=['python', 'numpy']+load_requirements(sphinx_requirements))
 else:
     intersphinx_mapping = link_documentation()