diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index bef5f96ea4..c555eafc73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ jobs:
         cd openpilot-docs
 
         git checkout --orphan tmp
-        git rm -rf --cached .
+        git rm -rf .
 
         cp -r ../build/docs/html/ docs/
+        cp -r ../docs/README.md .
         touch docs/.nojekyll
         echo -n docs.comma.ai > docs/CNAME
         git add -f .
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..838b00e7ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# openpilot-docs
+
+These docs are autogenerated from [this folder](https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/tree/master/docs) in the main openpilot repository.
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