diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 312a5ac..13e7218 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ CSE=
 # Put DBL/top.gg token here
 DBL=
 
+# Put HTML help page output location here, leave blank to disable
+OUTPUT=
+
 # Enable/disable Twitter bot (true/false)
 TWITTER=false
 # Put Twitter username here
diff --git a/assets/pages/help.pug b/assets/pages/help.pug
index fb86cd0..d3f137a 100644
--- a/assets/pages/help.pug
+++ b/assets/pages/help.pug
@@ -48,46 +48,46 @@ body
     h2#table-of-contents Table of Contents
     ul
       li
-        a(href='#💻-general')
+        a(href='#general')
           strong General
       li
-        a(href='#🔨-moderation')
+        a(href='#moderation')
           strong Moderation
       li
-        a(href='#🏷️-tags')
+        a(href='#tags')
           strong Tags
       li
-        a(href='#👌-fun')
+        a(href='#fun')
           strong Fun
       li
-        a(href='#🖼️-image-editing')
+        a(href='#images')
           strong Image Editing
       li
-        a(href='#🔊-soundboard')
+        a(href='#soundboard')
           strong Soundboard
-    h2(id='💻-general') 💻 General
+    h2(id='general') 💻 General
     each command in commands.general
       ul
         li!= command
-    h2(id='🔨-moderation') 🔨 Moderation
+    h2(id='moderation') 🔨 Moderation
     each command in commands.moderation
       ul
         li!= command
-    h2(id='🏷️-tags') 🏷️ Tags
+    h2(id='tags') 🏷️ Tags
     each command in commands.tags
       ul
         li!= command
-    h2(id='👌-fun') 👌 Fun
+    h2(id='fun') 👌 Fun
     each command in commands.fun
       ul
         li!= command
-    h2(id='🖼️-image-editing') 🖼️ Image Editing
+    h2(id='images') 🖼️ Image Editing
     blockquote
       p These commands support the PNG, JPEG, and WEBP formats.
     each command in commands.images
       ul
         li!= command
-    h2(id='🔊-soundboard') 🔊 Soundboard
+    h2(id='soundboard') 🔊 Soundboard
     each command in commands.soundboard
       ul
         li!= command
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diff --git a/events/ready.js b/events/ready.js
index a070cfa..5ee6a41 100644
--- a/events/ready.js
+++ b/events/ready.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const database = require("../utils/database.js");
 const logger = require("../utils/logger.js");
 const messages = require("../messages.json");
 const misc = require("../utils/misc.js");
+const helpGenerator = process.env.OUTPUT !== "" ? require("../utils/help.js") : null;
 const twitter = process.env.TWITTER === "true" ? require("../utils/twitter.js") : null;
 
 // run when ready
@@ -42,6 +43,11 @@ module.exports = async () => {
     }
   }
 
+  // generate docs
+  if (helpGenerator) {
+    await helpGenerator(process.env.OUTPUT);
+  }
+
   // set activity (a.k.a. the gamer code)
   (async function activityChanger() {
     client.editStatus("dnd", { name: `${misc.random(messages)} | @esmBot help` });
diff --git a/utils/help.js b/utils/help.js
index b50070f..48157e9 100644
--- a/utils/help.js
+++ b/utils/help.js
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ const pug = require("pug");
 const collections = require("./collections.js");
 const fs = require("fs");
 
-module.exports = async () => {
-  //const compiledFunction = pug.compileFile("./assets/pages/help.pug");
+module.exports = async (output) => {
   const commands = Array.from(collections.commands.keys());
   const categories = {
     general: [],
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = async () => {
       categories.soundboard.push(`<strong>${command}</strong>${params ? ` ${params}` : ""} - ${description}`);
     }
   }
-  fs.writeFile("../help.html", pug.renderFile("./assets/pages/help.pug", { commands: categories }), () => {
-    console.log("hi");
+  fs.writeFile(output, pug.renderFile("./assets/pages/help.pug", { commands: categories }), () => {
+    console.log("The docs have been generated.");
   });
 };
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