diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index b17ba6ca1..feb0f90f4 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ build:
   jobs:
     pre_build:
       - echo "Creating the notebook folder from .readthedocs.yml"
-      - pwd
-      - ls -lah
       - mkdir ./docs/source/notebooks
-      - cp ./examples/* ./docs/source/notebooks/
+      - cp -r ./examples/* ./docs/source/notebooks/
 
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx: