diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ef960036a8..59b82dcfa9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -311,8 +311,9 @@ pages:
   services: []
   before_script: []
   script:
-    - rm -r -f public/backend-rs
-    - cp -r target/doc public
+    - mkdir -p public
+    - rm -rf public/backend-rs
+    - cp -r target/doc public/doc
     - mv public/doc public/backend-rs
     - printf '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=%s">' 'backend_rs' > public/backend-rs/index.html
   artifacts: