diff --git a/roles/run-docs/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/run-docs/defaults/main.yaml
index f64d0f12..7a8e4426 100644
--- a/roles/run-docs/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/run-docs/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
-envlist: venv
+tox_envlist: venv
+zuul_work_dir: "src/{{ zuul.project.canonical_name }}"
diff --git a/roles/run-docs/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/run-docs/tasks/main.yaml
index ae828a6c..39668a62 100644
--- a/roles/run-docs/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/run-docs/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 - name: Execute run-docs.sh.
-  shell: "/usr/local/jenkins/slave_scripts/run-docs.sh {{ envlist }}"
+  shell: "/usr/local/jenkins/slave_scripts/run-docs.sh {{ tox_envlist }}"
   args:
-    chdir: "{{ zuul_workspace_root }}/src/{{ zuul.project.canonical_name }}"
+    chdir: "{{ zuul_work_dir }}"