diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/docs.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/docs.ex
index 5ae3b8716..d68e02383 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/docs.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/docs.ex
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def run(_) do
 
   defp do_run(implementation) do
     start_pleroma()
-    descriptions = Config.Reader.read!("config/description.exs")
+    {descriptions, _paths} = Mix.Config.eval!("config/description.exs")
 
     {:ok, file_path} =
       Pleroma.Docs.Formatter.process(