diff --git a/scripts/docs/deploy.sh b/scripts/docs/deploy.sh
index 586916d502..a63ce6791a 100755
--- a/scripts/docs/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/docs/deploy.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function run {
   cp tmp/sass.json $SITE_DIR/docs/v2/theming/overriding-ionic-variables/
 
   #compile API Demos
-  gulp demos
+  gulp demos --production
 
   # CD in to the site dir to commit updated docs
   cd $SITE_DIR