diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f19eed9..84316f6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ release:
 
   script:
     # build and run commands within docker container context
-    - docker compose build backend
+    - docker compose -env-file frontend/.env.dev build backend
 
     # Run commands inside your 'backend' service container
     - docker compose run --rm backend mkdir -p /app/backend/ssl