diff --git a/scripts/generate-matrix-org-assets b/scripts/generate-matrix-org-assets
index ed08f81d..76032850 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-matrix-org-assets
+++ b/scripts/generate-matrix-org-assets
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ cd `dirname $0`/..
 
 mkdir -p assets
 
-# generate specification/proposals.rst
-./scripts/proposals.py
+if [ "$CIRCLECI" != "true" ]
+then
+    # generate specification/proposals.rst
+    ./scripts/proposals.py
+fi
 
 # generate the spec docs
 ./scripts/gendoc.py -d assets/spec