diff --git a/.crystalintegration.yml b/.crystalintegration.yml
index 19adeb3..0083090 100644
--- a/.crystalintegration.yml
+++ b/.crystalintegration.yml
@@ -99,14 +99,6 @@ steps:
       - *goproxy_setup
       - ./.ci-make.sh submodule-make "$BUILD_SUBMODULE" security-check
 
-  build-frontend:
-    image: *nodejs_image
-    group: checks
-    environment:
-      BUILD_SUBMODULE: *build_submodule
-    commands:
-      - ./.ci-make.sh submodule-make "$BUILD_SUBMODULE" frontend
-
   checks-backend:
     image: *forgejo_test_image
     group: checks
@@ -120,6 +112,14 @@ steps:
       - su forgejo -c './.ci-make.sh submodule-make forgejo checks-backend'
       - chown -R root:root .
 
+  build-frontend:
+    image: *nodejs_image
+    group: pre-build
+    environment:
+      BUILD_SUBMODULE: *build_submodule
+    commands:
+      - ./.ci-make.sh submodule-make "$BUILD_SUBMODULE" frontend
+
   download-bin-amd64:
     image: *bin_dl_image
     group: build-main