diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 545cc13..77ac914 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: generate docs
         run: |
           python docs.py --version ${{needs.deploy.outputs.tag}}
-          redoc-cli bundle ./docs/model_redoc.json -o ./docs/model.html
+          redoc-cli build ./docs/model_redoc.json -t ./docs/model-template.html -o ./docs/model.html
 
       - name: deploy to github pages
         uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index db86fbf..98345fd 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
 <head>
-<title>Honeybee Schema</title>
-<!-- needed for adaptive design -->
-<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="https://github.com/ladybug-tools/artwork/raw/refs/heads/master/icons_bugs/ico/honeybee.ico">
 <meta charset="utf-8"/>
+<title>Honeybee Schema</title>
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-
-<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:300,400,700|Roboto:300,400,700" rel="stylesheet">
-
 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://github.com/ladybug-tools/artwork/raw/master/icons_bugs/ico/honeybee.ico">
+<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:300,400,700|Roboto:300,400,700" rel="stylesheet">
 <style>
   img {
     height: 50%;
diff --git a/docs/model-template.html b/docs/model-template.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5b4bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/model-template.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf8" />
+    <title>{{title}}</title>
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://github.com/ladybug-tools/artwork/raw/master/icons_bugs/ico/honeybee.ico">
+    <style>
+      body {
+        padding: 0;
+        margin: 0;
+        background-color: "green"
+      }
+    </style>
+    {{{redocHead}}}
+    {{#unless disableGoogleFont}}<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:300,400,700|Roboto:300,400,700" rel="stylesheet">{{/unless}}
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    {{{redocHTML}}}
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/docs/model.html b/docs/model.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 9130dd2..0000000
--- a/docs/model.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html>
-<head>
-<title>Honeybee Model Schema</title>
-<!-- needed for adaptive design -->
-<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="https://github.com/ladybug-tools/artwork/raw/refs/heads/master/icons_bugs/ico/honeybee.ico">
-<meta charset="utf-8"/>
-<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-
-<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:300,400,700|Roboto:300,400,700" rel="stylesheet">
-
-<link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://github.com/ladybug-tools/artwork/raw/master/icons_bugs/ico/honeybee.ico">
-<style>
-  body {
-    margin: 0;
-    padding: 0;
-  }
-</style>
-</head>
-<body>
-<redoc spec-url="./model.json"></redoc>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/redoc@next/bundles/redoc.standalone.js"> </script>
-</body>
-</html>
