diff --git a/otc_metadata/templates/tox.ini.j2 b/otc_metadata/templates/tox.ini.j2
index e149ebde..3b8bbc1a 100644
--- a/otc_metadata/templates/tox.ini.j2
+++ b/otc_metadata/templates/tox.ini.j2
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ commands =
   {[testenv:json-{{ doc.type }}]commands}
 {%- endfor %}
 
+{% if docs|length > 0 %}
 [testenv:pdf-docs]
 deps =
   {[testenv:docs]deps}
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ commands =
   {[testenv:{{ doc.type }}-pdf-docs]commands}
 {%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 
 {% for doc in docs -%}
 {% set loc = doc.rst_location | replace('/source', '') %}