diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-docs.yml
index 2f1f924861..a35302bb98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-docs.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ jobs:
             --vers "^1.8.0" mdbook-admonish && cargo install --vers \
             "^0.1.2" mdbook-last-changed && cargo install --vers "^0.1.2" mdbook-theme \
             && cargo install --vers "^0.7.7" mdbook-linkcheck
+      - name: Remove existing Nym config directory
+        run: cd documentation && ./remove_existing_config.sh
+        continue-on-error: false
       - name: Build all projects in documentation/ & move to ~/dist/docs/
-        run: cd documentation && ./build_all_to_dist.sh
+        run: ./build_all_to_dist.sh
         continue-on-error: false
 
       - name: Post process
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
index 3bcf0a2679..cff90f5ad6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ jobs:
             # && mdbook-admonish install dev-portal \
             # && mdbook-admonish install docs \
             # && mdbook-admonish install operators
-
+      - name: Remove existing Nym config directory
+        run: cd documentation && ./remove_existing_config.sh
+        continue-on-error: false
       - name: Build all projects in documentation/ & move to ~/dist/docs/
-        run: cd documentation && ./build_all_to_dist.sh 
+        run: ./build_all_to_dist.sh
         continue-on-error: false
       - name: Deploy branch to CI www
         continue-on-error: true