diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ee94ac7247e5291ceeda2a82ab987055bd0315b2..97cc55a169cf6e42f9f7b99094ca9a3ba0e885db 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -20,13 +20,22 @@ build-page:
   script:
     - |
       if [[ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "main" ]]; then
+        echo "Building draft site..."
         JEKYLL_ENV=production bundle exec jekyll build --config _config_draft.yml --destination public
       elif [[ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "publish" ]]; then
+        echo "Building production site..."
         JEKYLL_ENV=production bundle exec jekyll build --config _config.yml --destination public
       else
         echo "Branch is neither main nor publish. Skipping build."
         exit 1
       fi
+    - cp _config.yml public/
+    - cp -R _includes public/
+    - cp -R _layouts public/
+    - cp -R _sass public/
+    - cp -R assets public/
+    - cp Gemfile public/
+    - cp Gemfile.lock public/
     - echo "Listing contents of public directory:"
     - ls -laR public
   artifacts:
@@ -39,8 +48,6 @@ build-page:
 deploy-draft:
   stage: deploy
   needs: ["build-page"]
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
   script:
     - |
       curl -X POST https://mude.citg.tudelft.nl/hooks/website-deploy-draft \
@@ -56,12 +63,12 @@ deploy-draft:
   environment:
     name: draft
     url: https://mude.citg.tudelft.nl/2024/draft
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
 
 deploy-production:
   stage: deploy
   needs: ["build-page"]
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "publish"
   script:
     - |
       curl -X POST https://mude.citg.tudelft.nl/hooks/website-deploy \
@@ -76,4 +83,6 @@ deploy-production:
         }'
   environment:
     name: production
-    url: https://mude.citg.tudelft.nl/2024
\ No newline at end of file
+    url: https://mude.citg.tudelft.nl/2024
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "publish"