diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 0b94ef8..73f95bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ jobs:
         java-version: '17'
         distribution: 'temurin'
         cache: maven
+    - name: Build model module with Maven
+      run: mvn clean install --file backend/model/pom.xml
     - name: Generate java code from openapi
       run: bash scripts/dev/generate-server-code-from-openapi.sh
-    - name: Build with Maven
+    - name: Build whole app with Maven
       run: mvn -B package --file backend/pom.xml
 
     # Optional: Uploads the full dependency graph to GitHub to improve the quality of Dependabot alerts this repository can receive