diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-testing.yml
index a372da74..ce7600e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-testing.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         cache: 'npm'
     - run: npm ci
+    - run: npm run build
     - run: npm run test:coverage -w backend
     - name: 'Report Backend Coverage'
       # Set if: always() to also generate the report if tests are failing
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend-testing.yml
index b40f6915..053e66c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend-testing.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         cache: 'npm'
     - run: npm ci
+    - run: npm run build
     - run: npm run test:coverage -w frontend
     - name: 'Report Frontend Coverage'
       # Set if: always() to also generate the report if tests are failing