diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index fc806f2b..2ab6b207 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,7 @@ set -e
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 pip install -e .
 # md file="build.snippet" content="^#?\s?(.*)"
-# Building this package requires generating the readme files for the examples.
-# 
-# ```bash
-./examples/gen_readme.py
-# ```
-# 
-# And then using `mkdocs_simple_gen` to generate the site.
+# Building this package requires  using `mkdocs_simple_gen` to generate the site.
 # ```bash
 mkdocs_simple_gen --build -- --verbose
 # ```
diff --git a/examples/gen_readme.py b/examples/gen_readme.py
index d8b8a856..117d4bbf 100755
--- a/examples/gen_readme.py
+++ b/examples/gen_readme.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def output_criteria(path):
         os.system(f"rm -rf {folder}/site {folder}/mkdocs.yml")
 
 
-def generate(*args, **kwargs):
+def on_startup(*args, **kwargs):
     """Generate all of the readmes"""
     file_loader = FileSystemLoader('.')
     env = Environment(loader=file_loader)
@@ -212,4 +212,4 @@ def include_file(name):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    generate()
+    on_startup()
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 2fd62d00..927c6a0f 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ plugins:
   - macros
   - search
   - mike
+hooks:
+  - examples/gen_readme.py
 edit_uri: ''
 site_url: https://althack.dev/mkdocs-simple-plugin
 repo_url: https://github.com/athackst/mkdocs-simple-plugin