diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index 6ad273a14d..bef5f96ea4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ jobs:
         git commit -m "build docs"
 
         # docs live in different repo to not bloat openpilot's full clone size
-        git push -f origin gh-pages
+        git push -f origin tmp:gh-pages
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 1eaae656bb..09103e206e 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ clean:
 		../scripts \
 		../selfdrive/modeld \
 		../selfdrive/debug \
-		$(shell find .. -type d -name "*test*")
+		$(shell find .. -type d -name "*test* -not -path "**.venv**" \")
 
 	@echo "Building html files..."
 	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(DOCSBUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)