diff --git a/bob/devtools/templates/doc/conf.py b/bob/devtools/templates/doc/conf.py
index 62015937e82c17c833b8900117ca433bd3067db3..9e5866f667ff50b743e3ee5d011701d58e72c9b6 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/templates/doc/conf.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/templates/doc/conf.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ extensions = [
 ]
 
 # Be picky about warnings
-nitpicky = False
+nitpicky = True
 
 # Ignores stuff we can't easily resolve on other project's sphinx manuals
 nitpick_ignore = []