diff --git a/docs/make-docs b/docs/make-docs
index 4b3b5ead..81616c5a 100755
--- a/docs/make-docs
+++ b/docs/make-docs
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 # [Semantic versioning](https://semver.org/) is used to help the reader identify the significance of changes.
 # Changes are relevant to this script and the support docs.mk GNU Make interface.
 #
+# ## 5.4.0 (2024-02-12)
+#
+# ### Changed
+#
+# - Set `WEBSITE_MOUNTS=true` when a user includes the `website` project.
+#
+#   Ensures consistent behavior across repositories.
+#   To disable website mounts, add `export WEBSITE_MOUNTS := false` to your `variables.mk` or `variables.mk.local` file.
+# - Use website mounts and container volumes also when a user includes the `grafana-cloud` project.
 #
 # ## 5.3.0 (2024-02-08)
 #
@@ -207,8 +216,6 @@ readonly DOC_VALIDATOR_SKIP_CHECKS="${DOC_VALIDATOR_SKIP_CHECKS:-^image-}"
 readonly HUGO_REFLINKSERRORLEVEL="${HUGO_REFLINKSERRORLEVEL:-WARNING}"
 readonly VALE_MINALERTLEVEL="${VALE_MINALERTLEVEL:-error}"
 readonly WEBSITE_EXEC="${WEBSITE_EXEC:-make server-docs}"
-# If set, the docs-base image will run a prebuild script that sets up Hugo mounts.
-readonly WEBSITE_MOUNTS="${WEBSITE_MOUNTS:-}"
 
 PODMAN="$(if command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo podman; else echo docker; fi)"
 
@@ -425,7 +432,7 @@ proj_url() {
 $1
 POSIX_HERESTRING
 
-  if [ "${_project}" = 'website' ]; then
+  if [ "${_project}" = website ]; then
     echo "http://localhost:${DOCS_HOST_PORT}/docs/"
 
     unset _project _version
@@ -459,7 +466,7 @@ proj_dst() {
 $1
 POSIX_HERESTRING
 
-  if [ "${_project}" = 'website' ]; then
+  if [ "${_project}" = website ]; then
     echo '/hugo/content'
 
     unset _project _version
@@ -518,7 +525,7 @@ proj_canonical() {
 $1
 POSIX_HERESTRING
 
-  if [ "${_project}" = 'website' ]; then
+  if [ "${_project}" = website ]; then
     echo '/docs'
 
     unset _project _version
@@ -587,7 +594,7 @@ await_build() {
   while [ "${i}" -ne "${max}" ]
   do
     sleep 1
-    debg "Retrying request to webserver assuming the process is still starting up."
+    debg "Retrying request to web server assuming the process is still starting up."
     i=$((i + 1))
 
     if ${req} "${url}"; then
@@ -640,9 +647,16 @@ for arg in "$@"; do
   IFS=: read -r _project _ _repo _ <<POSIX_HERESTRING
 ${arg}
 POSIX_HERESTRING
-  if [ "${_project}" = website ]; then
+  if [ "${_project}" = website ] || [ "${_project}" = grafana-cloud ]; then
     note "Please be patient, building the website can take some time."
 
+      # If set, the docs-base image will run a prebuild script that sets up Hugo mounts.
+    if [ "${WEBSITE_MOUNTS}" = false ]; then
+      unset WEBSITE_MOUNTS
+    else
+      readonly WEBSITE_MOUNTS=true
+    fi
+
     _repo="$(repo_path website)"
     volumes="--volume=${_repo}/config:/hugo/config"
     volumes="${volumes} --volume=${_repo}/layouts:/hugo/layouts"