diff --git a/docs/en_US/build_code_snippet.py b/docs/en_US/build_code_snippet.py
index 982952e46..a0700026d 100644
--- a/docs/en_US/build_code_snippet.py
+++ b/docs/en_US/build_code_snippet.py
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ import os
 import sys
 import inspect
 
+if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
+    import builtins
+else:
+    import __builtin__ as builtins
+
+# Ensure the global server mode is set.
+builtins.SERVER_MODE = None
+
 root = os.path.realpath(
         os.path.dirname(
             os.path.realpath(__file__)
diff --git a/docs/en_US/conf.py b/docs/en_US/conf.py
index 0ea47babf..7c4cc2f79 100644
--- a/docs/en_US/conf.py
+++ b/docs/en_US/conf.py
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@
 
 import sys, os
 
+if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
+    import builtins
+else:
+    import __builtin__ as builtins
+
+# Ensure the global server mode is set.
+builtins.SERVER_MODE = None
+
 # Import the pgAdmin config
 root = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 sys.path.insert(0, root + '/../../web/')