diff --git a/.eleventy.js b/.eleventy.js
index b55d8ad..f064d39 100644
--- a/.eleventy.js
+++ b/.eleventy.js
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ module.exports = function (eleventyConfig) {
   eleventyConfig.addPlugin(lazyImagesPlugin, { appendInitScript: false });
   eleventyConfig.addPlugin(embedYouTube);
 
+  let p = {};
+  console.log("environment is " + process.env.NODE_ENV);
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "build") {
+    console.log("running in production");
+    console.log("URL base is " + urlBase);
+    eleventyConfig.addPlugin(EleventyHtmlBasePlugin);
+    // this should be set
+    p = { pathPrefix: urlBase };
+  }
+
   // Return your Object options:
   eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy({ "./theme/assets": "assets" });
   eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy({ "./img": "img" });
@@ -138,14 +148,6 @@ module.exports = function (eleventyConfig) {
     }
   });
 
-  let p = {};
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "build") {
-    console.log("running in production");
-    eleventyConfig.addPlugin(EleventyHtmlBasePlugin);
-    // this should be set
-    p = { pathPrefix: urlBase };
-  }
-
   return {
     ...p,
     passthroughFileCopy: true,
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
index 5fdd465..3d87b15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ concurrency:
   group: "pages"
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  NODE_ENV: build
+  BASE_URL: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+
 jobs:
   # Single deploy job since we're just deploying
   build-and-deploy: