diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/backend.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/backend.yaml
index e3b4b8d..bf88f9e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/backend.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/backend.yaml
@@ -5,26 +5,43 @@ on: [push]
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: rust-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./backend
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Load Cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
-        working-directory: ./backend
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cargo/registry
             ~/.cargo/git
             target
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
-      - name: Build Binary
-        working-directory: ./backend
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-build-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
+      - name: Build Release Binary
         run: cargo build --release --locked
-      - name: Run Tests
+
+  test:
+    runs-on: rust-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
         working-directory: ./backend
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Load Cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-test-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
+      - name: Build Test Binary
+        run: cargo test --no-run
+      - name: Run Tests
         run: ./scripts/test.sh
       - name: Upload Test Logs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        working-directory: ./backend
         with:
           name: nuchat-${{ hashFiles('src/**') }}-${{ hashFiles('tests/**') }}.log
           path: logs/*