diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7ae5c0064..4dbc79a93 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ frontend:
       - artifact: frontend.yml
         job: setup:dynamic
 
-backend:
+backend:dev: &backend
   stage: backend
   needs:
     - setup:dynamic
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ backend:
       - artifact: backend.yml
         job: setup:dynamic
 
+backend:prod:
+  <<: *backend
+  variables:
+    PROD_BUILD: -prod
+
 
 # frontend dependencies:
 #   stage: setup
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/backend.yml b/.gitlab-ci/backend.yml
index 63937e460..3765c13a3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/backend.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/backend.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ variables:
   BACKEND_IMAGE_VERSION: #dyn#
 
 stages:
-  - container
   - compile
   - lint
   - test
@@ -35,11 +34,8 @@ default:
 
 compile:
   stage: compile
-  needs:
-    - job: container
-      optional: true
   script:
-    - make -- backend-build
+    - make -- backend-build${PROD_BUILD}
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - /fradrive/.stack/
@@ -48,19 +44,13 @@ compile:
 
 lint:
   stage: lint
-  needs:
-    - job: container
-      optional: true
   script:
-    - make -- backend-lint
+    - make -- backend-lint${PROD_BUILD}
   cache: *backend-cache
 
 test:
   stage: test
-  needs:
-    - job: container
-      optional: true
     - compile
   script:
-    - make -- backend-test
+    - make -- backend-test${PROD_BUILD}
   cache: *backend-cache