diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cfacca2d582163f07ffc5e92706216741c9ed072..4e19c1ff9d865d5e4cd46a8e1c3558ea22d7dd81 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -720,6 +720,8 @@ terminate-droplet:
 delete-image:
   stage: build
   when: manual
+  needs:
+    - job: ci-test-image-build
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
   script: