diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/cache-verify.yml
index a6efd7c0f..3b09aa50b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache-verify.yml
@@ -14,54 +14,30 @@ jobs:
             context: ./backend
             dockerfile: ./backend/Dockerfile
             target: build
-            needsSeed: true
           - name: webapp
             context: ./webapp
             dockerfile: ./webapp/Dockerfile
             target: build
-            needsSeed: false
           - name: neo4j
             context: ./neo4j
             dockerfile: ./neo4j/Dockerfile
             target: community
-            needsSeed: false
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Setup .env files
+      - name: setup .env files
         run: |
           cp backend/.env.test_e2e backend/.env
           cp webapp/.env.template webapp/.env
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js (for optional seeding)
-        if: matrix.needsSeed == true
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
-      - name: Install ts-node (only if needed)
-        if: matrix.needsSeed == true
-        run: |
-          yarn global add ts-node tsconfig-paths typescript
-
       - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.name }} image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
         with:
           context: ${{ matrix.context }}
           file: ${{ matrix.dockerfile }}
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
+          push: false
           outputs: type=docker,dest=/tmp/${{ matrix.name }}.tar
-
-      - name: Seed database (if needed)
-        if: matrix.needsSeed == true
-        run: |
-          echo "🔧 Seeding database for ${{ matrix.name }}..."
-          npx ts-node --require tsconfig-paths/register backend/src/db/seed.ts
-
       - name: Upload ${{ matrix.name }} image
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -121,7 +97,6 @@ jobs:
           cd backend && yarn install --frozen-lockfile && yarn build && cd ..
           cd webapp && yarn install --frozen-lockfile && yarn build && cd ..
           npx cypress verify || echo "⚠️ Cypress verify failed (non-blocking)"
-          npx ts-node --require tsconfig-paths/register backend/src/db/seed.ts
           if [ ! -f /opt/cucumber-json-formatter ]; then
             wget --no-verbose -O /opt/cucumber-json-formatter "https://github.com/cucumber/json-formatter/releases/download/v19.0.0/cucumber-json-formatter-linux-386"
             chmod +x /opt/cucumber-json-formatter