diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 560afa718..9c7f1f641 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -823,8 +823,11 @@ site: $(call def-help,site, update the hledger.org website (run on hledger.org,
 		&& echo 'Please run "make Shake" first (manual compilation of Shake.hs is required)' \
 		|| ( \
 			echo; \
-			./Shake -V site; \
+			./Shake -V webmanuals; \
+			make -C site build; \
 		) 2>&1 | tee -a site.log
+# once VPS can build Shake again, replace the Shake/make lines with 
+#			./Shake -V site; \
 
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