diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index fd64716f1..6f9dfe025 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -448,14 +448,30 @@ def linkcode_resolve(domain, info):
     ),
 ]
 
-
-# Use pyvista's image scraper for example gallery
+# -- pyvista configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 import pyvista
 
-# Make sure off screen is set to true when building locally
-pyvista.OFF_SCREEN = True
+# Manage errors
+pyvista.set_error_output_file("errors.txt")
+# Ensure that offscreen rendering is used for docs generation
+pyvista.OFF_SCREEN = True  # Not necessary - simply an insurance policy
+# Preferred plotting style for documentation
+pyvista.set_plot_theme("document")
+pyvista.global_theme.window_size = [1024, 768]
+pyvista.global_theme.font.size = 22
+pyvista.global_theme.font.label_size = 22
+pyvista.global_theme.font.title_size = 22
+pyvista.global_theme.return_cpos = False
+pyvista.set_jupyter_backend(None)
+# Save figures in specified directory
+pyvista.FIGURE_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.abspath("./images/"), "auto-generated/")
+if not os.path.exists(pyvista.FIGURE_PATH):
+    os.makedirs(pyvista.FIGURE_PATH)
+
+
 # necessary when building the sphinx gallery
 pyvista.BUILDING_GALLERY = True
+os.environ["PYVISTA_BUILDING_GALLERY"] = "true"
 
 # Sphinx Gallery
 sphinx_gallery_conf = {