diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml
index b61f7fad..b591e836 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml
@@ -105,8 +105,19 @@ jobs:
             export DATA_DB_CONN_STRING="postgresql://${POSTGRES_DATA_USER}:${POSTGRES_DATA_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES_DATA_HOST}:${POSTGRES_DATA_PORT}/${POSTGRES_DATA_DB}"
             export POSTGRES_RECIPE_CONN_STRING="postgresql://${POSTGRES_RECIPE_USER}:${POSTGRES_RECIPE_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES_RECIPE_HOST}:${POSTGRES_RECIPE_PORT}/${POSTGRES_RECIPE_DB}"
 
-            docker buildx create --use --driver=docker-container
-            docker buildx bake -f ./docker-compose-dev.yml --set *.cache-to="type=gha,mode=max" --set *.cache-from="type=gha" --load --set *.platform=linux/amd64
+            #docker buildx create --use --driver=docker-container
+            #docker buildx bake -f ./docker-compose-dev.yml --set *.cache-to="type=gha,mode=max" --set *.cache-from="type=gha" --load --set *.platform=linux/amd64
+
+        - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
+        - name: Build the backend image with cache
+          uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+          with:
+            load: true
+            #context: backend
+            file: ./docker-compose-dev.yml
+            cache-from: type=gha,scope=$GITHUB_REF_NAME-backend-dev
+            cache-to: type=gha,scope=$GITHUB_REF_NAME-backend-dev,mode=max
 
             
         - name: Spin up services