diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index 8fba7959..4eecad77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -16,14 +16,27 @@ jobs:
     # pull from custom Hugo Extended image with opinionated changes
     # Docker hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/jakejarvis/hugo-custom
     # base Dockerfile source: https://go.jarv.is/hugo-dockerfile
-    - uses: docker://jakejarvis/hugo-custom:latest
+    - name: Build Hugo
+      uses: docker://jakejarvis/hugo-custom:latest
       with:
         args: --gc --cleanDestinationDir
-    - uses: jakejarvis/github-pages-deploy-action@master
-      env:
-        PAGES_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-        PAGES_CNAME: 'jarv.is'
-        PAGES_SOURCE_FOLDER: 'public'
-        PAGES_SOURCE_BRANCH: 'master'
-        PAGES_TARGET_BRANCH: 'master'
-        PAGES_TARGET_REPO: 'jakejarvis.github.io'
+    # native git commands for speed and simplicity, and because this
+    # setup is a weird edge case not worth making an action for.
+    - name: Push to jakejarvis.github.io
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        # copy Hugo output to somewhere we have permissions
+        mkdir gh-pages
+        cp -r public/* gh-pages
+        cd gh-pages
+        # CNAME file for GitHub Pages custom domain
+        echo "jarv.is" > CNAME
+        # set up git
+        git init
+        git config user.name "Jake Jarvis"
+        git config user.email "jakejarvis@users.noreply.github.com"
+        # deploy folder to external *.github.io repository
+        git remote add target https://${{ secrets.GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN }}@github.com/jakejarvis/jakejarvis.github.io.git
+        git add -A
+        git commit -m "GitHub Pages deploy from $GITHUB_REPOSITORY@$GITHUB_SHA"
+        git push --force target master