diff --git a/.github/workflows/common-performance.yml b/.github/workflows/common-performance.yml
index 1e54ba3f..976af6b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/common-performance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/common-performance.yml
@@ -321,20 +321,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Server
         run: |
           docker version
-          export GO_VERSION=${GO_VERSION}
-          export CMAKE_VERSION=${CMAKE_VERSION}
-          export GH_TOKEN=${GH_TOKEN}
-          export CACHE_KEY=${CACHE_KEY}
-          export QPEP_REPO=${QPEP_REPO}
-          export QPEP_BRANCH=${QPEP_BRANCH}
-          export QPEP_REV=${QPEP_REV}
-          export QPEP_CCA=${QPEP_CCA}
-          export QPEP_ADDRESS=${QPEP_ADDRESS}
-          export QPEP_BACKEND=${QPEP_BACKEND}
-          export QPEP_SLOWSTART=${QPEP_SLOWSTART}
-          export QPEP_GATEWAY=${QPEP_GATEWAY}
-          pushd docker/server-env/
-          docker compose build
+          if [ -z "$(docker images -q "project-faster/qpep-server:latest" 2> /dev/null)" ]; then
+            export GO_VERSION=${GO_VERSION}
+            export CMAKE_VERSION=${CMAKE_VERSION}
+            export GH_TOKEN=${GH_TOKEN}
+            export CACHE_KEY=${CACHE_KEY}
+            export QPEP_REPO=${QPEP_REPO}
+            export QPEP_BRANCH=${QPEP_BRANCH}
+            export QPEP_REV=${QPEP_REV}
+            export QPEP_CCA=${QPEP_CCA}
+            export QPEP_ADDRESS=${QPEP_ADDRESS}
+            export QPEP_BACKEND=${QPEP_BACKEND}
+            export QPEP_SLOWSTART=${QPEP_SLOWSTART}
+            export QPEP_GATEWAY=${QPEP_GATEWAY}
+            pushd docker/server-env/
+            docker compose build
+          fi
 
       - name: Build Data Server
         run: |