diff --git a/.github/workflows/production-deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/production-deployment.yml
index 8d29eb5e6..8531be876 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/production-deployment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/production-deployment.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           tags: hngdevops/nextjs-boilerplate:prod
           
   deploy_to_production:
+    needs: build_and_push
     if: github.event.repository.fork == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest