diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 5e4ae1c1ec..80cbcf8a72 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
   'getting_started.ipynb',  # <-- times out
   'optax_update_guide.ipynb',  # <-- requires flax<=0.5.3
   'transfer_learning.ipynb',  # <-- transformers requires flax<=0.7.0
+  '**/nnx/**',  # exclude nnx
 ]
 # raise exceptions on execution so CI can catch errors
 nb_execution_allow_errors = False