diff --git a/scripts/ci/deploy.sh b/scripts/ci/deploy.sh
index 869cc8a382..5cfa54fe25 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/deploy.sh
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ function run {
     # TODO bump version number, github release, changelog, CDN, docs nav update
   fi
 
-  # Update API Demos
-  gulp demos
-
   # Update docs
   ./scripts/docs/deploy.sh --version-name="$VERSION_NAME"
 
diff --git a/scripts/docs/deploy.sh b/scripts/docs/deploy.sh
index 7189098d57..586916d502 100755
--- a/scripts/docs/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/docs/deploy.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ function run {
   gulp docs.sass-variables
   cp tmp/sass.json $SITE_DIR/docs/v2/theming/overriding-ionic-variables/
 
+  #compile API Demos
+  gulp demos
+
   # CD in to the site dir to commit updated docs
   cd $SITE_DIR