diff --git a/.github/workflows/image_build_push.yml b/.github/workflows/image_build_push.yml
index 3b991786a..f7cb2058e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image_build_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image_build_push.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name: docker image
 # events but only for the master branch
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master, gis-based-mode-detection ]
+    branches: [ master, gis-based-mode-detection, natalie-branch ]
 
 
 # Env variable
@@ -38,11 +38,22 @@ jobs:
       run: echo running in repo ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/} branch ${GITHUB_REF##*/} on ${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
 
     # Runs a set of commands using the runners shell
-    - name: build docker image
-      run: |
-        docker build -t $DOCKER_USER/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}:${GITHUB_REF##*/}_${{ steps.date.outputs.date }} .
-        docker images
+    # - name: build docker image
+    #   run: |
+    #     docker build -t $DOCKER_USER/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}:${GITHUB_REF##*/}_${{ steps.date.outputs.date }} .
+    #     docker images
+
+    # - name: push docker image
+    #   run: |
+    #     docker push $DOCKER_USER/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}:${GITHUB_REF##*/}_${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
 
-    - name: push docker image
+    - name: Write tag file 
       run: |
-        docker push $DOCKER_USER/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}:${GITHUB_REF##*/}_${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
+        echo '${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}' > tag.txt
+
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: server-image-tag
+        path: tag.txt
+        if-no-files-found: error
+        overwrite: true
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7fa923ea0..8105f51b3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ ENV WEB_SERVER_HOST=''
 ENV LIVERELOAD_SRC=''
 ENV STUDY_CONFIG=''
 RUN chmod u+x ./.docker/docker_start_script.sh
+RUN echo "hello world!"
 
 EXPOSE 8080