diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 48db98503e76d4144e08395df1bfd90f2a8490f2..6e300ecab9ff1ee2756860a10fff035b963ea100 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Python 3.5 Intel CPU:
   - intel-cl-cpu
   except:
   - tags
+
 Python 3.5 AMD CPU:
   script:
   - export PY_EXE=python3.5
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ Python 3.5 AMD CPU:
   - amd-cl-cpu
   except:
   - tags
+
 Python 2.6 AMD CPU:
   script:
   - export PY_EXE=python2.6
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ PyPy POCL:
   - export PY_EXE=pypy
   - export PYOPENCL_TEST=portable
   - export EXTRA_INSTALL="numpy mako"
+  - export NO_DOCTESTS=1
   - curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/build-and-test-py-project.sh
   - ". ./build-and-test-py-project.sh"
   tags:
diff --git a/doc/howto.rst b/doc/howto.rst
index 5ea67f7df91ae40a44e4a4b8fe78957512aa8b4e..92244c43a69ef61ba3b33a581bc4a696ed9e7705 100644
--- a/doc/howto.rst
+++ b/doc/howto.rst
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ the device:
     >>> ary_host["field2"].fill(1000)
     >>> ary_host[13]["field2"] = 12
     >>> print(ary_host)
-    [(217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0)
-     (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0)
-     (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0) (217, 12.0) (217, 1000.0)
-     (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0) (217, 1000.0)]
+    [(217,  1000.) (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.)
+     (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.)
+     (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.) (217,    12.) (217,  1000.)
+     (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.) (217,  1000.)]
 
     >>> ary = cl.array.to_device(queue, ary_host)
 
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ We can then operate on the array with our own kernels:
 
     >>> evt = prg.set_to_1(queue, ary.shape, None, ary.data)
     >>> print(ary)
-    [(1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0)
-     (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0)
-     (1, 1000.0) (1, 12.0) (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0)
-     (1, 1000.0) (1, 1000.0)]
+    [(1,  1000.) (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.)
+     (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.)
+     (1,  1000.) (1,    12.) (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.)
+     (1,  1000.) (1,  1000.)]
 
 as well as with PyOpenCL's built-in operations:
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ as well as with PyOpenCL's built-in operations:
     ...    preamble=my_struct_c_decl)
     >>> evt = elwise(ary)
     >>> print(ary)
-    [(2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0)
-     (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0)
-     (2, 1000.0) (2, 12.0) (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0)
-     (2, 1000.0) (2, 1000.0)]
+    [(2,  1000.) (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.)
+     (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.)
+     (2,  1000.) (2,    12.) (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.)
+     (2,  1000.) (2,  1000.)]