diff --git a/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml b/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
index 029d8622a5..165e4eb7e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
@@ -188,3 +188,17 @@ jobs:
           ./build.sh -p desktop debug gltf_viewer
       - name: Run test
         run: bash test/code-correctness/test.sh
+
+  test-mdbook:
+    name: test-mdbook
+    runs-on: 'ubuntu-24.04-4core'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/linux-prereq
+      - name: Run build script
+        run: |
+          bash docs_src/build/install_mdbook.sh && source ~/.bashrc
+          mdbook --version
+
diff --git a/docs_src/build/install_mdbook.sh b/docs_src/build/install_mdbook.sh
index c9ffe791ff..de899fdb9a 100644
--- a/docs_src/build/install_mdbook.sh
+++ b/docs_src/build/install_mdbook.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LINUX_ARM=4
 
 function add_cargo_path() {
     local BASH_P="${HOME}/.bashrc"
-    local PATH_LINE='export PATH=${PATH}:~/.cargo/bin'
+    local PATH_LINE='export PATH=${PATH}:${HOME}/.cargo/bin'
     local TYPE=$1
     if [ ${TYPE} == ${DARWIN_ARM} ] || [ ${TYPE} == ${DARWIN_X86} ]; then
         BASH_P="${HOME}/.bash_profile"
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ print(get_type())
         if [ ${TYPE} == ${LINUX_X86} ]; then
             DL_URL='https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/releases/download/v0.4.43/mdbook-v0.4.43-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz'
         fi
-        curl -L -o ~/Downloads/mdbook.tar.gz ${DL_URL}
+        curl -L -o /tmp/mdbook.tar.gz ${DL_URL}
         mkdir -p /tmp/mdbook
-        tar -xvzf ~/Downloads/mdbook.tar.gz -C /tmp/mdbook >/dev/null 2>&1
-        mv /tmp/mdbook/mdbook ~/.cargo/bin/
+        tar -xvzf /tmp/mdbook.tar.gz -C /tmp/mdbook >/dev/null 2>&1
+        mv /tmp/mdbook/mdbook ${HOME}/.cargo/bin/
     fi
     add_cargo_path ${TYPE}
 }