diff --git a/.github/workflows/docsite-build-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/docsite-build-deploy.yml
index d60f72f43..8215e86e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docsite-build-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docsite-build-deploy.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           cp -r _build/html/* ../docsite/.
 
           # Copy R pkgdown docs (static HTML checked into git)
+          cd ../
           mkdir -p docsite/r
           cp -r api/r/cellxgene.census/docs/* docsite/r/.