diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request_check.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request_check.yml
index b2b49d6a41..27165f7761 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request_check.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: create stub themes
         run: "echo '{\"layers\": [], \"themes\": []}' > ./assets/generated/known_layers_and_themes.json"
 
+      - name: generate assets
+        run: npm run generate:images
+
       - name: generate translations
         run: npm run generate:translations