diff --git a/.github/workflows/preview.yml b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
index a2bc2681b..5194d6f90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
           build: |
             yarn
             yarn build-prod
+            yarn create_config_json
             cp _dist/index.html _dist/200.html
             rm _dist/stats.json
-            echo \"{}\" > _dist/config.json
       - name: Get the preview_url
         run: echo "url => ${{ steps.preview_step.outputs.preview_url }}"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 76a88a7db..99eb3f9f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
     "_webpack": "webpack --config webpack.config.babel.js --output-path ./_dist",
     "_webpack:bookmarklet": "webpack --config webpack.bookmarklet.config.babel.js --output-path ./_dist",
     "analyze-webpack": "webpack-bundle-analyzer _dist/stats.json",
+    "create_config_json": "echo \"{}\" > ./_dist/config.json",
     "postinstall": "husky install"
   },
   "author": "FreeFeed contributors",