diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index de23a6da..55a68cb2 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include LICENSE
 include MANIFEST.in
 include tox.ini
 recursive-exclude tests *
-recursive-include docs *
+recursive-exclude docs *
 recursive-include gns3server *
 recursive-exclude * __pycache__
 recursive-exclude * *.py[co]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 23aed54e..b81c3519 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ setup(
             "gns3dms = gns3dms.main:main",
         ]
     },
-    packages=find_packages(),
+    packages=find_packages(".", exclude=["docs", "tests"]),
     package_data={"gns3server": ["templates/upload.html"]},
     include_package_data=True,
     platforms="any",