diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd_docker.yml
index 9dc0179..46b5534 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd_docker.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout branch
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    # build "local" and test before build and deploy  
+    - name: Build docker image
+      run: docker build -t ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME }}:test .
+    - name: Run tests in docker image
+      run: docker run ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME }}:test python -m pytest
+
     # Login against a Docker registry except on PR
     # https://github.com/docker/login-action
     - name: Log into registry ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
@@ -42,21 +48,24 @@ jobs:
       with:
         images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
 
-    # Build and push Docker image with Buildx (don't push on PR)
+    # Build and push Docker image with Buildx (don't on PR)
     # https://github.com/docker/build-push-action
     - name: Build and push Docker image
       id: build-and-push
+      if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
       uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
       with:
         context: .
-        push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+        push: true
         tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
         labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
 
     # pull and test 
     - name : Pull Docker image
       id: pull-image
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
       run: docker pull ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
     - name : Test Docker image
       id: test-image
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
       run: docker run ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }} python -m pytest