diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend_check.yml b/.github/workflows/backend_check.yml
index 56945eb2..3f1b1b27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend_check.yml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     name: Run backend tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
 
     services:
       postgres:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
index fc261931..f015f0bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'backend/**'
       - 'docker/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/build-image.yml'
 
 name: Build Docker image