diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yml
index a486eab..5d077fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master 
-      
+
 jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: 3.x
       - run: pip install mkdocs-material 
-      - run: mkdocs gh-deploy --force
+      - name: Build site
+        run: mkdocs build
+      - name: Deploy 
+        run: mkdocs gh-deploy --force