diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 2b2f6ad..66c359d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -9,17 +9,13 @@ jobs:
         submodules: true
         ref: site
     - uses: zolacti/on@main
-  test-with-root-not-in-root:
+  test-with-root:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-     #the deploy action requires checkout and it's messy to do a checkout in public first (gotta deal with deletes etc)
-     #so it's simpler to checkout in root first, then content in folder. Or just not use the root arg really.
-    - uses: actions/checkout@master
     - uses: actions/checkout@master
       with:
         submodules: true
-        ref: site
-        path: docs
+        ref: docs-site
     - uses: zolacti/on@main
       with:
         root: docs
@@ -31,7 +27,4 @@ jobs:
       with:
         folder: not-public
         single-commit: true
-        branch: not-gh-pages        
-        
-        
-        
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+        branch: not-gh-pages
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed82fd5..22bdb69 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -148,21 +148,15 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    #the deploy action requires a checkout and it's messy to do a checkout in public first (gotta deal with deletes etc)
-    #so it's simpler to checkout in root first, then content in folder. Or easier just don't use the root in such a way
-    #that you can't have it still be in the root of the repo. Just checkout docs into the root! But you can do it:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@master
     - uses: actions/checkout@master
       with:
-        ref: docs
-        path: docs
+        ref: docs-site #has the content in a docs folder
     - uses: zolacti/on@main 
       with:
         check: false
         deploy: false
         drafts: true
         root: docs
-    - uses: actions/checkout@master #the deploy action requires a .git in root
     - name: Deploy 🚀
       uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4
       with: