diff --git a/build/ci/.deploy-k8s.yml b/build/ci/.deploy-k8s.yml
index 6f2ceb69562ce96248cc24cb7ec4635839208be0..dd49264f6ed890787425af1f58f3d52fcda330d5 100644
--- a/build/ci/.deploy-k8s.yml
+++ b/build/ci/.deploy-k8s.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ build-k8s-bot:
 deploy:integration-test:
   <<: *deploy
   stage: apply
+  needs:
+    - job: "build:merge-request"
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"