diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55090212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+on:
+    workflow_call:
+
+jobs:
+    test:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version: 20
+                  cache: 'yarn'
+            - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+            - run: yarn d2-app-scripts build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml b/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml
index 76b1be7a..65b7ffa5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ env:
     D2_VERBOSE: true
 
 jobs:
+    build:
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
+
     lint:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/lint.yml