diff --git a/base.Dockerfile b/base.Dockerfile
index c608e8c99..aa50fe90f 100644
--- a/base.Dockerfile
+++ b/base.Dockerfile
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ COPY --from=builder-base $POETRY_HOME $POETRY_HOME
 COPY --from=builder-base $PYSETUP_PATH $PYSETUP_PATH
 
 COPY ./src/backend ./src/backend
+COPY ./tests ./tests
+
 # quicker install as runtime deps are already installed
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache \
     poetry install --with=dev --extras deploy