diff --git a/.github/workflows/preview-build.yml b/.github/workflows/preview-build.yml
index 675c959b0..ea006e89a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preview-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview-build.yml
@@ -523,15 +523,15 @@ jobs:
               return;
             }
 
-            const toLink = (file) => {
+            const toMarkdownLink = (file) => {
               const path = file
-                .replace('docs/', '')
-                .replace('/index.md', '')
-                .replace('.md', '');
+                .replace(/^docs\//, '')
+                .replace(/\/index.md$/, '')
+                .replace(/\.md$/, '');
               return `[${file}](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev${process.env.PATH_PREFIX}/${path})`;
             }
 
-            const links = changedMdFiles.map(toLink)
+            const links = changedMdFiles.map(toMarkdownLink)
 
             const body = [
               title,
diff --git a/docs/testing/index.md b/docs/testing/index.md
index 0319fce2d..4d2cebf71 100644
--- a/docs/testing/index.md
+++ b/docs/testing/index.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 The files in this directory are used for testing purposes. Do not edit these files unless you are working on tests.
 
+test
 
 ###### [#synthetics-config-file]