diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-and-login/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-and-login/action.yml
index 07d78f81..6ce9698b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-and-login/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-and-login/action.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 name: Setup Node, Env and login to GHCR
 
 inputs:
+  install-packages:
+    required: false
+    default: false
+  build-and-run-server:
+    required: false
+    default: false
   ghcr-username:
     required: false
     default: ''
@@ -43,3 +49,18 @@ runs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 20
+
+    - name: Install packages
+      if: inputs.install-packages == true
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        npm i --prefix=app/server
+        npm i --prefix=app/static
+
+    - name: Build and run server
+      if: inputs.build-and-run-server == true
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ./scripts/build.sh
+        ./scripts/run-dependencies.sh
+        npm run serve --prefix=app/server &
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c1203cfb..66ec473d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-and-login
+        with:
+          install-packages: true
 
       - name: Test back end
         run: npm test --prefix=app/server
@@ -26,13 +28,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-and-login
+        with:
+          build-and-run-server: true
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: ./scripts/build.sh
-      - name: Run dependencies
-        run: ./scripts/run-dependencies.sh
-      - name: Run server
-        run: npm run serve --prefix=app/server &
       - name: Test back end integration
         run: npm run integration-test --prefix=app/server
 
@@ -42,13 +40,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-and-login
+        with:
+          build-and-run-server: true
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: ./scripts/build.sh
-      - name: Run dependencies
-        run: ./scripts/run-dependencies.sh
-      - name: Run server
-        run: npm run serve --prefix=app/server &
       - name: Test e2e
         run:  npm run test:e2e --prefix=app/static
 
@@ -58,6 +52,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-and-login
+        with:
+          install-packages: true
 
       - name: Lint back end
         run: npm run lint --prefix=app/server