diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_docs.yaml
index 671e64b3..04934dc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_docs.yaml
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make build-api-reference
 
       - name: Build Docusaurus docs
-        run: npm run build
-        working-directory: ./website
+        run: make build-docs
 
       - name: Set up GitHub Pages
         uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0f8f6542..002b2112 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fix-async-docstrings:
 build-api-reference:
 	cd website && poetry run ./build_api_reference.sh
 
-build-docs: build-api-reference
+build-docs:
 	cd website && npm clean-install && npm run build
 
 run-docs: build-api-reference