diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 08b9aebb6..0ae40d3a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ jobs:
             - name: install npm environment
               run: npm ci
 
-            - name: run continuous integration to check everything is fine
-              run: |
-                poetry run alfred ci
-
             - name: publish on pypi
               run: |
                 poetry run alfred publish.pypi
diff --git a/alfred/publish.py b/alfred/publish.py
index f8b7c3f14..c223e77b5 100644
--- a/alfred/publish.py
+++ b/alfred/publish.py
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ def publish_pypi():
     """
     pypi_token = os.getenv('PYPI_TOKEN', None)
     if pypi_token is not None:
+        alfred.invoke_command("build")
+
         alfred.run(f"poetry config pypi-token.pypi {pypi_token}")
-        alfred.run("poetry publish --build")
+        alfred.run("poetry publish")
     else:
         click.echo(click.style("PYPI_TOKEN is not set as environment variable", fg='red'))
         sys.exit(1)