diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_a11y_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/check_a11y_docs.yml
index 2e559ddc..4ea6323b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_a11y_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_a11y_docs.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # run npx serve in the background to serve the _site directory
           npx serve _site &
+          sleep 3
           # for every recursively nested *.html file in _site, run a11y checks
           for file in $(find _site -name '*.html'); do
+            echo "Checking $file"
             npx @axe-core/cli --exit --tags wcag2aa http://localhost/$file
           done