diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/mkdocs_publish.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/mkdocs_publish.yaml
index b8e5f9a..44fa10b 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/mkdocs_publish.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/mkdocs_publish.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ jobs:
             sed -i "0,/^\([[:space:]]*primary: *\).*/s//\1$DRAFT_PRIMARY_COLOR/;0,/\([[:space:]]*accent: *\).*/s//\1$DRAFT_ACCENT_COLOR/;" mkdocs.yml
           fi
       - run: mkdocs build --verbose --site-dir public $BUILD_STRICT
+      - run: |
+          if [ "$PUBLISH_BRANCH" != "pages" ]; then
+            git restore mkdocs.yml
+          fi
       - run: cp .domains public/.domains
       - run: git switch --orphan $PUBLISH_BRANCH
       - run: git add public