diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8a4e34a3075f1ccdb00d219d58cbe812c63b2a40..46325505b9f07af1fa9fe79b3713d6eb412450c5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ pages:
     - cd ../docs
     - make html
     - cd ..
-    - mkdir .public
-    - cp -r docs/_build/html/* .public
-    - mv .public public
+    - cp -r docs/_build/html/* public
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - public