diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 28ae14323..b3d45b2a4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ container:
       artifacts: false
     - job: frontend build # transitive
       artifacts: false
-    - job: check # sanity
+    - job: frontend test # sanity
+      artifacts: false
+    - job: backend test # sanity
       artifacts: false
   artifacts:
     paths:
@@ -304,7 +306,9 @@ test container:
       artifacts: false
     - job: frontend build # transitive
       artifacts: false
-    - job: check # sanity
+    - job: frontend test # sanity
+      artifacts: false
+    - job: backend test # sanity
       artifacts: false
   artifacts:
     paths:
@@ -378,7 +382,9 @@ upload container:
       artifacts: true
     - job: parse changelog
       artifacts: true
-    - job: check # sanity
+    - job: frontend test # sanity
+      artifacts: false
+    - job: backend test # sanity
       artifacts: false
   rules: *release-rules
   retry: 2
@@ -399,7 +405,9 @@ upload test container:
       artifacts: true
     - job: parse test changelog
       artifacts: true
-    - job: check # sanity
+    - job: frontend test # sanity
+      artifacts: false
+    - job: backend test # sanity
       artifacts: false
   rules: *test-release-rules
   retry: 2
@@ -417,7 +425,9 @@ release:
     tag_name: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
     description: .current-changelog.md
   needs:
-    - job: check # sanity
+    - job: frontend test # sanity
+      artifacts: false
+    - job: backend test # sanity
       artifacts: false
     - job: parse changelog
       artifacts: true
@@ -434,7 +444,9 @@ test release:
     tag_name: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
     description: .current-changelog.md
   needs:
-    - job: check # sanity
+    - job: frontend test # sanity
+      artifacts: false
+    - job: backend test # sanity
       artifacts: false
     - job: parse test changelog
       artifacts: true