diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d770f0664bcbb2a308624caf224e21d0ce531b54..e03e30de5bc9dcf68d646217a290c74621113de2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,15 @@ test-job:
   stage: test
   script:
     - pip3 install -r requirements.txt
-    - python3 -m pytest
+    - python3 -m pytest 
+
+build-client:
+  stage: build
+  image: public.ecr.aws/lambda/nodejs:20-x86_64
+  script:
+    - npm install
+    - npm run build
+test-client-job:
+  stage: test
+  script:
+    - echo "testing frontend"