diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 62bcf500e6..65041d8183 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ demo
 storybook-dist
 package-lock.json
 .cache/
+pages/
diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index 1d8d2e9dd7..bbac01266b 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ npm run build-all
 # adding package-lock.json to every package after npm install
 rm -rf **/package-lock.json
 
+# checkout master to get out of detached HEAD state
+git checkout master
+
 lerna publish --conventional-commits --yes --github-release --contents dist