diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index f5c4379d..4cc15855 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: docs
 
 on:
  push:
+ pull_request:
  
 jobs:
   Build docs:
@@ -24,10 +25,13 @@ jobs:
             
       - name: build documentation
         run: |
+          pwd
           cd ..
+          pwd
           git clone https://github.com/JuliaPlots/PlotDocs.jl.git
           cd PlotsDocs.jl
-          xvfb-run julia --color=yes --project=docs/ -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.develop(PackageSpec(path=pwd())); Pkg.instantiate()' 
+          pwd
+          xvfb-run julia --color=yes --project=docs/ -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.develop(PackageSpec(path=pwd())); Pkg.develop(PackageSpec(path=joinpath("..", "Plots.jl"))); Pkg.instantiate()' 
           xvfb-run julia --color=yes --project=docs/ docs/make.jl