diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_api_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_api_docs.yml
index 05a1cfbf..78e9f739 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_api_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_api_docs.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ jobs:
   deployment:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: make docs
         run: bash make_docs.sh html
       - name: Pushes to another repository