diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 88eb50eb..52f8ffd6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ include:
   - local: 'apps/data-seeding/.gitlab-ci.yml'
 
 stages:
-  # - build
+  - build
   - test
   - release
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/.gitlab-ci.yml b/apps/cic-eth/.gitlab-ci.yml
index edbbb4d3..780317c8 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@ build-mr-unittest-cic-eth:
 test-mr-cic-eth:
     extends:
         - .cic_eth_variables
-        - .py_unittest_merge_request
+    stage: test
+    image: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/$APP_NAME-test:latest
+    script:
+        - cd apps/$APP_NAME/
+        - pytest tests/unit/
     rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
     #   changes:
     #   - $CONTEXT/$APP_NAME/**/*
-      when: always
+    when: always
     
 
 build-push-cic-eth:
diff --git a/ci_templates/.cic-template.yml b/ci_templates/.cic-template.yml
index d025be91..dbfca295 100644
--- a/ci_templates/.cic-template.yml
+++ b/ci_templates/.cic-template.yml
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ variables:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
       when: always
 
-.py_build_unittest_merge_request:
-  stage: build
-  variables:
-    CI_DEBUG_TRACE: "true"
-  script:
-    - mkdir -p /kaniko/.docker
-    - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"username\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD\"}}}" > "/kaniko/.docker/config.json"
-    - /kaniko/executor --context $CONTEXT --dockerfile $DOCKERFILE_PATH $KANIKO_CACHE_ARGS --cache-repo $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE --target test --tarPath $APP_NAME-test-image.tar --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/$APP_NAME-test:latest
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
-      when: always
+# .py_build_unittest_merge_request:
+#   stage: build
+#   variables:
+#     CI_DEBUG_TRACE: "true"
+#   script:
+#     - mkdir -p /kaniko/.docker
+#     - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"username\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD\"}}}" > "/kaniko/.docker/config.json"
+#     - /kaniko/executor --context $CONTEXT --dockerfile $DOCKERFILE_PATH $KANIKO_CACHE_ARGS --cache-repo $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE --target test --tarPath $APP_NAME-test-image.tar --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/$APP_NAME-test:latest
+#   rules:
+#     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
+#       when: always
 
 
 .py_unittest_merge_request: