diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0d4fb838f506373f4171d2e3401d35235e54d0ab..4264d5e0dbc0edaddcc2a6f9f75c30aa33c4fa36 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ publish:
 
 build-container:
   stage: deploy
-  needs: []
+  needs:
+    - job: lint-py
+      artifacts: false
   cache: {}
   image: quay.io/buildah/stable:v1
   before_script: