diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/conf.py b/lib/spack/docs/conf.py
index 7b5ebcbb12b..44ce87d55fc 100644
--- a/lib/spack/docs/conf.py
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/conf.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def setup(sphinx):
 
 # Sphinx gettext settings
 gettext_compact = True
-gettext_uuid = True
+gettext_uuid = False
 
 # There are two options for replacing |today|: either, you set today to some
 # non-false value, then it is used:
diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/requirements.txt b/lib/spack/docs/requirements.txt
index ebe72676800..190b018a0b4 100644
--- a/lib/spack/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 sphinx==2.0.1
 sphinxcontrib-programoutput==0.14
 sphinx-rtd-theme==0.4.3
+python-levenshtein