diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 74fe994e303db40ed03883aeac5667a36d39bc87..cbc97409ce022b61e34403f6791ff04740b6d3fe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ install-backend:
 build-backend:
   stage: build
   image: maven:3.6.3-openjdk-17
+  needs: ["install-backend"]
   script:
     - cd ./backend/
     - mvn clean package -DskipTests