diff --git a/py/doc/confrest.py b/py/doc/confrest.py
index 5b400aced..381dd1b86 100644
--- a/py/doc/confrest.py
+++ b/py/doc/confrest.py
@@ -136,10 +136,11 @@ class Project:
             else:
                 self.stylesheet = None
         else:
-            p = py.path.local(stylesheet)
+            p = sourcepath.join(stylesheet)
             if p.check():
                 stylesheet = p
             self.stylesheet = stylesheet
+        #assert self.stylesheet
         self.apigen_relpath = relpath(
             self.docpath.strpath + '/', self.apigenpath.strpath + '/')
 
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest_restdoc.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest_restdoc.py
index f77c4ef14..1429b215e 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest_restdoc.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest_restdoc.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def getproject(path):
         confrest = parent.join("confrest.py")
         if confrest.check():
             Project = confrest.pyimport().Project
-            return Project(parent.dirpath())
+            return Project(parent)
 
 class ReSTFile(py.test.collect.File):
     def __init__(self, fspath, parent, project=None):