diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index eaebae7af0790dfe5558bae713be52bfe210fc79..1e723086fd97f7c1622e5e3a9384d885cb29caaf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ build_ood_image:
 
 test_ood_image:
   stage: test
+  needs: [build_ood_image]
   environment:
     name: knightly
   tags: