diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/on_release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/on_release.yml
index 65528a2884..7fabeef2a2 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/on_release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/on_release.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ jobs:
           git submodule init  
           git submodule update
 
+      - name: generate layers
+        run: npm run generate:layeroverview
+
+      - name: test
+        run: npm run test
+
+      - name: prepare android build
+        run: npm run android:prepare
+
       - name: Decode keystore
         run: echo "${{ secrets.KEYSTORE_BASE64 }}" | base64 -d > ~/.gradle/release-key.jks
 
@@ -38,8 +47,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build signed APK
         run: |
-          npm run android:prepare
-          npm run android:build
           cd android
           export ANDROID_SDK_HOME=/home/runner/.android/sdk/
           export PATH=$ANDROID_SDK_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_SDK_HOME/platform-tools:$ANDROID_SDK_HOME/:$ANDROID_SDK_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/tools/bin:$PATH