diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yaml
index 3d2847d..a416283 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yaml
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ jobs:
         run: pip install mkdocs
     
       - name: Build and deploy docs
-        run: mkdocs gh-deploy
+        run: |
+          mkdocs build
+          mkdocs gh-deploy