diff --git a/bin/generate-docs b/bin/generate-docs
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..46fce4e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/generate-docs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash -ex
+
+rm -r docs || true
+
+cd test/ciao
+node ../../node_modules/ciao/bin/ciao -c ../ciao.json . -d ../../docs
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 901f11bc..e14b4d91 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "ciao": "node node_modules/ciao/bin/ciao -c test/ciao.json test/ciao",
     "coverage": "node_modules/.bin/istanbul cover test/unit/run.js",
     "audit": "npm shrinkwrap; node node_modules/nsp/bin/nspCLI.js audit-shrinkwrap; rm npm-shrinkwrap.json;",
-    "docs": "rm -r docs || true; cd test/ciao; node ../../node_modules/ciao/bin/ciao -c ../ciao.json . -d ../../docs"
+    "docs": "./bin/generate-docs"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",