diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml
index 5aacd4314..da64c118e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ jobs:
           passphrase: ${{ secrets.VM_BOT_PASSPHRASE }}
           git_user_signingkey: true
           git_commit_gpgsign: true
-
+          workdir: docs
+          
       - name: update code and commit
         run: |
           rm -rf content