diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index dfb041c..7b27d4b 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ steps:
     image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
     commands:
       - dotnet test --configuration Release
-
+  
+  - name: dotnet publish
+    image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
+    commands:
+      - dotnet publish --configuration Release
 ---
 x-docker-auth: &docker-auth
   DOCKER_AUTH_CONFIG: |
@@ -58,11 +62,6 @@ steps:
       - git clone https://gitea.khongisa.co.za/MngomaLab/webapitest.git .
       - git checkout ${DRONE_COMMIT}
 
-  - name: dotnet publish
-    image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
-    commands:
-      - dotnet publish --configuration Release
-
   - name: build and push
     image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
     environment: