diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 316f9fde5615c3711e32cd142689480a82edeea3..d58bbd8aa245c9703b5f4656f980ff8a28d1bfbe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ build:
         echo "Building Heroku-based application using gliderlabs/herokuish docker image..."
         cp /build/Dockerfile Dockerfile
       fi
+    # Build the dependencies
+    - docker run -it --rm --name metager-proxy-npm-install -v "$PWD":/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app node:8 npm install && npm run prod
+    - docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app composer/composer:latest install
     - docker pull $CI_APPLICATION_REPOSITORY:latest || true
     - |
       docker build \