diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 310a6859..50c8649b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ pages:
   script:
   - python3 --version
   - jupyter-book build .
-  - echo "copy content to public folder"
-  - mkdir .public 
-  - cp -r ./_build/html/* .public 
-  - mv .public public
+  - echo "move content to public folder"
+  - mv ./_build/html public
   tags:
   - shared
   - gitlab-pages