diff --git a/scripts/docs/deploy.sh b/scripts/docs/deploy.sh
index 49fd8425f9..8c20ea7492 100755
--- a/scripts/docs/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/docs/deploy.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ function run {
   cd ..
   VERSION=$(readJsonProp "package.json" "version")
 
+  #compile API Demos
+  gulp demos --production=true
+
   # process new docs
   gulp docs --doc-version="$VERSION_NAME"
 
@@ -29,9 +32,6 @@ function run {
   gulp docs.sass-variables
   cp tmp/sass.json $SITE_DIR/docs/v2/theming/overriding-ionic-variables/
 
-  #compile API Demos
-  gulp demos --production=true
-
   # CD in to the site dir to commit updated docs
   cd $SITE_DIR