diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1ee94b2cb..15d5ab267 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ backend:
     - nix-store --import <frontend.nar
     - nix -L build -o result .#uniworxBackend
     - cp -pr --reflink=auto -L result/bin .
+    - nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR result) > backend.nar
   before_script: *nix-before
   needs:
     - job: frontend
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ backend:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - bin/
+      - backend.nar
     name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
     expire_in: "1 day"
   retry: 2