diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/convert-html-docs.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/convert-html-docs.yaml
index 3ff61ada2..55e69fa2e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/convert-html-docs.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/convert-html-docs.yaml
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create virtualenv and install package in editable mode
         run: |
-          python -m venv ~/.venv
-          source ~/.venv/bin/activate
+          # python -m venv ~/.venv
+          # source ~/.venv/bin/activate
           pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -e ./doc-convertor
 
@@ -227,9 +227,10 @@ jobs:
           cat changed_files.txt
 
       - name: Generate RST docs
+        shell: python
         run: |
-          source ~/.venv/bin/activate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
-          python3 <<EOF
+          # source ~/.venv/bin/activate
+          # python3 <<EOF
           import json
           import os
           import re
@@ -327,4 +328,4 @@ jobs:
                           exit(result.returncode)
                   else:
                     print(f"No files changed found in {html_loc}")
-          EOF
+          # EOF