diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
index 543fba1e..3b8de7dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ jobs:
           extra-packages: any::pkgdown, local::.
           needs: website
 
+      - name: Build site
+        run: pkgdown::build_site_github_pages(new_process = FALSE, install = FALSE)
+        shell: Rscript {0}
+
       - name: Deploy to GitHub pages 🚀
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4.4.1