diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_action_build_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/github_action_build_docs.yml
index aec6c02365..6c717b2926 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_action_build_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_action_build_docs.yml
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ jobs:
           evennia --init gamedir
           cd gamedir
           evennia migrate
+          git fetch origin develop
+          git fetch origin v0.9.5:v0.9.5
+          git config --global user.email "docbuilder@evennia.com"
+          git config --global user.name "Evennia docbuilder action"
 
       - name: Build and deploy docs (only from master/develop branch)
         if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'}}
         run: |
-          git fetch origin develop
-          git fetch origin v0.9.5
-          git config --global user.email "docbuilder@evennia.com"
-          git config --global user.name "Evennia docbuilder action"
           cd docs
           make release
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 748dd61c9e..92780c2e48 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 SOURCEDIR     = source
 BUILDDIR      = build
 AUTODOCDIR = $(SOURCEDIR)/api
+
 # You can set these variables from the command line, and also
 # from the environment for the first two.
 SPHINXOPTS    ?=