diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 603ef90..216735d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -44,15 +44,14 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt install -y rustc cargo
 
-      - name: Build
+      - name: Build Website-Toots
         run: |
           cd content/toots/.scripts
           cargo build --release
 
-      - name: Generate Hugo Markdown for Toots
+      - name: Pre-build script
         run: |
-          cd content/toots/.scripts
-          ./target/release/generate_md
+          ./build.sh
 
       - name: Build Hugo Website
         id: build
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a87820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# Generate toot markdown files
+
+pushd content/toots/.scripts > /dev/null
+
+generate_exe="./target/release/generate_md"
+
+# Check if the file exists and is executable
+if [ -e "$generate_exe" ] && [ -x "$generate_exe" ]; then
+    echo "The file '$file_path' exists and is executable."
+    ./target/release/generate_md
+else
+    echo "The executable '$generate_exe' does not exist."
+    echo "Perhaps run cargo build in 'content/toots/.scripts'?"
+fi
+
+popd > /dev/null