diff --git a/.github/workflows/scraper.yml b/.github/workflows/scraper.yml
index 151fa01..5c51bc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scraper.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scraper.yml
@@ -121,19 +121,10 @@ jobs:
           git commit -m "$(date)" || exit 0
           git push
 
-  deploy-static-site:
-    name: Deploy static site to Github Pages
+  prepare-site:
+    name: Prepare static site for Github Pages
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [generate-site]
-    permissions:
-      pages: write
-      id-token: write
-    concurrency:
-      group: "pages"
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-    environment:
-      name: github-pages
-      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout static-generated branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -144,14 +135,38 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Pages
         uses: actions/configure-pages@v3
         
-      - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
+      - name: Archive github-pages artifact
+        run: |
+          tar \
+            --dereference --hard-dereference \
+            --directory . \
+            -cvf "$RUNNER_TEMP/artifact.tar"
+            --exclude=.git \
+            --exclude=.github \
+            --exclude=LICENSE \
+            --exclude=README.md \
             .
-            !LICENSE
-            !README.md
 
+      - name: Upload github-pages artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: github-pages
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/artifact.tar
+
+  deploy-site:
+    name: Deploy static site to GitHub Pages
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [prepare-site]
+    permissions:
+      pages: write
+      id-token: write
+    concurrency:
+      group: "pages"
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+    environment:
+      name: github-pages
+      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
+    steps:
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
         id: deployment
         uses: actions/deploy-pages@v1