diff --git a/.github/workflows/catalog-service.yml b/.github/workflows/catalog-service.yml
index a5f67e9d..e2bfa214 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/catalog-service.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/catalog-service.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           native-image --version
 
       - name: Build and analyze
-        run: ./mvnw clean verify
+        run: ./mvnw clean -Pnative verify
 
       - if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
         name: Build Image and push to docker
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # Needed to get PR information, if any
           DOCKER_PASSCODE: ${{secrets.DOCKER_PASSCODE}}
           DOC_USERNAME: ${{secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME}}
-        run: ./mvnw spring-boot:build-image -DskipTests -DCI_DOCKER_PASSWORD=${DOCKER_PASSCODE} -DCI_DOCKER_USERNAME=${DOC_USERNAME}
+        run: ./mvnw -Pnative spring-boot:build-image -DskipTests -DCI_DOCKER_PASSWORD=${DOCKER_PASSCODE} -DCI_DOCKER_USERNAME=${DOC_USERNAME}
diff --git a/catalog-service/pom.xml b/catalog-service/pom.xml
index db5cfbdb..de0fee36 100644
--- a/catalog-service/pom.xml
+++ b/catalog-service/pom.xml
@@ -255,6 +255,13 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.graalvm.buildtools</groupId>
+                <artifactId>native-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <mainClass>com.example.catalogservice.CatalogServiceApplication</mainClass>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/catalog-service/src/main/resources/application.properties b/catalog-service/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 4f079a7b..b273d5d0 100644
--- a/catalog-service/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/catalog-service/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@ eureka.client.webclient.enabled=true
 
 # Enable starting tc in parallel
 spring.testcontainers.beans.startup=parallel
-spring.threads.virtual.enabled=true
\ No newline at end of file
+spring.threads.virtual.enabled=true
+
+# Only for building nativeImage
+spring.cloud.config.import-check.enabled=false
\ No newline at end of file