diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 29fff9f..86f9753 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ backend:docker:
     DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: "/certs"
   before_script:
     - docker login -u "$REGISTRY_USER" -p "$REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $REGISTRY
+    - docker buildx create --name ci-builder --driver docker-container --use
   script:
     - docker buildx build --output "type=image,push=true,rewrite-timestamp=true" -f backend/deploy/Dockerfile -t "$BACKEND_IMAGE:${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}" backend/
   rules:
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ web:docker:
     DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: "/certs"
   before_script:
     - docker login -u "$REGISTRY_USER" -p "$REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $REGISTRY
+    - docker buildx create --name ci-builder --driver docker-container --use
   script:
     - |
       docker buildx build --output "type=image,push=true,rewrite-timestamp=true" \