diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 627295fc..6519cfec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         pip install sphinxcontrib-contentui furo aiida-core
         # temp fix install the package
-        ls
-        pip install .
+        python -m pip install .
         cd docs
         make html
     - name: upload