diff --git a/render.yaml b/render.yaml
index 2fdb42a53..2918fb6eb 100644
--- a/render.yaml
+++ b/render.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ services:
     name: meshcloud-docs
     env: static
     # Production requires a different build command
+    rootDir: website
     buildCommand: yarn build:master
     staticPublishPath: build/meshcloud-docs
     pullRequestPreviewsEnabled: true # TODO: need to set this probably to false hwne finished. We do not really open any PRs directly against 'master'