diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
index 06e0eafbee..d715afeed3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ jobs:
           for i in *.md; do sed -e "s#docs/#./#g" $i >docs/$i; done
           # Fix references in DevReadMe.md to moved files
           sed -e "s#\.\./\.\./#../#" docs/features/DevReadMe.md >tmp.md; mv tmp.md docs/features/DevReadMe.md
+          # Fix image references in demo documents so they work in GitHub and mkdocs
+          for i in docs/demo/AriesOpenAPIDemo.md docs/demo/AliceGetsAPhone.md; do sed -e "s#src=.collateral#src=\"../collateral#" $i >$i.tmp; mv $i.tmp $i; done
           # Populate overrides for the current version, and then remove to not apply if VERSION is main branch
           OVERRIDE=overrides/main.html
           echo -e "{% extends \"base.html\" %}\n\n{% block outdated %}\n  You are viewing the documentation for ACA-Py Release $VERSION.\n{% endblock %}" >$OVERRIDE
diff --git a/demo/features/steps/0586-sign-transaction.py b/demo/features/steps/0586-sign-transaction.py
index 491e82744c..da112e14d5 100644
--- a/demo/features/steps/0586-sign-transaction.py
+++ b/demo/features/steps/0586-sign-transaction.py
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ def step_impl(context, agent_name, did_role):
     )
 
     # make the new did the wallet's public did
-    retries = 3
+    retries = 5
     for retry in range(retries):
+        async_sleep(1.0)
         published_did = agent_container_POST(
             agent["agent"],
             "/wallet/did/public",