diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-ci-backend/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-ci-backend/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5931ed3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-ci-backend/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: "Setup Backend Dependencies"
+description: "Sets up the backend dependencies required for the testing containers."
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up python 3.12
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.12"
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: pip install -r ./backend/requirements.txt
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-ci-env/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-ci-env/action.yml
index 91a20f734..23504f22f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-ci-env/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-ci-env/action.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ description: "Sets up the environment variables required for the testing contain
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-    - name: Checking out repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up Python 3.12
+    - name: Set up python 3.12
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: "3.12"
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-ci-frontend/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-ci-frontend/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..983a88a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-ci-frontend/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: "Setup Frontend Dependencies"
+description: "Sets up the frontend dependencies required for the testing containers."
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up node LTS
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: "lts"
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: npm ci
+      shell: bash
+      working-directory: ./frontend
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a9e0726a3..4b7cb90c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Unit Tests
+name: CI tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -101,15 +101,14 @@ jobs:
           --mongodb_service_hostname="mongodb"
       - name: Test the frontend successfully builds
         run: docker compose up -d frontend-prod
-  lol:
-    name: lolol
+  frontend_lint:
+    name: Frontend Eslint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checking out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up Python 3.12
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
-      - name: Setup Env
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci-env
+      - name: Install deps
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ci-frontend
+      - name: Frontend linting
+        run: npm run lint
+        working-directory: ./frontend