diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index dac5fcee85..3764bd1058 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
         if: ${{ matrix.command == 'test:acceptance' }}
 
+      - name: Build acceptance setup image
+        run: |
+          cd acceptance
+          docker build -t acceptance-setup:latest .
+        if: ${{ matrix.command == 'test:acceptance' }}
+
       - name: Run ZITADEL
         run: ZITADEL_DEV_UID=root pnpm run-sink
         if: ${{ matrix.command == 'test:acceptance' }}
diff --git a/acceptance/docker-compose.yaml b/acceptance/docker-compose.yaml
index d033b1c39c..a68a435e83 100644
--- a/acceptance/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/acceptance/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ services:
   setup:
     user: "${ZITADEL_DEV_UID}"
     container_name: setup
-    build: .
+    image: acceptance-setup:latest
     environment:
       PAT_FILE: /pat/zitadel-admin-sa.pat
       ZITADEL_API_INTERNAL_URL: http://zitadel:8080