diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index 4ca58ccb..6cd773e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -10,37 +10,52 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-    - name: Docker version
-      run: docker version
-    - name: Debug if needed
+
+    - name: debug if needed
       run: |
         export DEBUG=${DEBUG:-false}
-
         if [[ "$DEBUG" == "true" ]]; then
           env
         fi
       env:
         DEBUG: ${{secrets.DEBUG}}
-    - name: Build image
+
+    - name: install go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v1
+      with:
+        go-version: 1.13
+
+    - name: build and test backend
       run: |
-        export GIT_BRANCH="${GITHUB_REF/refs\/heads\//}"
-        export GIT_TAG="${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}"
+        export TZ="America/Chicago"
+        date
+        cd backend/app
+        go test -mod=vendor -timeout=60s -covermode=count -coverprofile=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/profile.cov_tmp ./...
+        cat $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/profile.cov_tmp | grep -v "_mock.go" > $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/profile.cov
 
-        if [[ "$GIT_TAG" != "$GITHUB_REF" ]]; then
-          export GIT_BRANCH=$GIT_TAG
-        fi
+    - name: install golangci-lint and goveralls
+      run: |
+        curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh| sh -s -- -b $GITHUB_WORKSPACE v1.20.0
+        go get -u github.com/mattn/goveralls
+        ls -la $(go env GOPATH)/bin/goveralls
 
-        docker build \
-        --build-arg CI=github \
-        --build-arg GIT_BRANCH=$GIT_BRANCH \
-        --build-arg GITHUB_REF=$GITHUB_REF \
-        --build-arg GITHUB_SHA=$GITHUB_SHA \
-        --build-arg GITHUB_EVENT_NAME=$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME \
-        --build-arg GITHUB_EVENT_PATH=$GITHUB_EVENT_PATH \
-        --build-arg GITHUB_REPOSITORY=$GITHUB_REPOSITORY \
-        --build-arg COVERALLS_TOKEN=$COVERALLS_TOKEN \
-        .
+    - name: run backend linters
+      run: |
+        cd backend
+        $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/golangci-lint run --out-format=tab --disable-all --tests=false --enable=unconvert \
+          --enable=megacheck --enable=structcheck --enable=gas --enable=gocyclo --enable=dupl --enable=misspell \
+          --enable=unparam --enable=varcheck --enable=deadcode --enable=typecheck \
+          --enable=ineffassign --enable=varcheck ./... ;
+
+    - name: submit coverage
+      run: |
+        cd backend
+        $(go env GOPATH)/bin/goveralls -service="GitHub Action" -coverprofile=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/profile.cov -repotoken $COVERALLS_TOKEN
       env:
-        COVERALLS_TOKEN: ${{secrets.COVERALLS_TOKEN}}
\ No newline at end of file
+        COVERALLS_TOKEN: ${{secrets.COVERALLS_TOKEN}}
+
+    - name: build docker image
+      run: docker build --build-arg SKIP_BACKEND_TEST=true --build-arg CI=github .
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d52f4759..cfb8cbd4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 FROM umputun/baseimage:buildgo-latest as build-backend
 
-ARG COVERALLS_TOKEN
 ARG CI
-ARG GIT_BRANCH
-
-ARG GITHUB_SHA
-ARG GITHUB_REF
-ARG GITHUB_REPOSITORY
-ARG GITHUB_EVENT_NAME
-ARG GITHUB_EVENT_PATH
-
 ARG DRONE
 ARG DRONE_TAG
 ARG DRONE_COMMIT
@@ -25,28 +16,17 @@ WORKDIR /build/backend
 
 ENV GOFLAGS="-mod=vendor"
 
-RUN env
-
 # run tests
 RUN \
     cd app && \
     if [ -z "$SKIP_BACKEND_TEST" ] ; then \
         go test -p 1 -timeout="${BACKEND_TEST_TIMEOUT:-30s}" -covermode=count -coverprofile=/profile.cov_tmp ./... && \
         cat /profile.cov_tmp | grep -v "_mock.go" > /profile.cov ; \
-    else echo "skip backend test" ; fi
-
-# linters
-RUN if [ -z "$SKIP_BACKEND_TEST" ] ; then \
         golangci-lint run --out-format=tab --disable-all --tests=false --enable=unconvert \
         --enable=megacheck --enable=structcheck --enable=gas --enable=gocyclo --enable=dupl --enable=misspell \
         --enable=unparam --enable=varcheck --enable=deadcode --enable=typecheck \
         --enable=ineffassign --enable=varcheck ./... ; \
-    else echo "skip backend linters" ; fi
-
-# submit coverage to coverals if COVERALLS_TOKEN in env
-RUN if [ -z "$COVERALLS_TOKEN" ] ; then \
-    echo "coverall not enabled" ; \
-    else goveralls -coverprofile=/profile.cov -repotoken $COVERALLS_TOKEN || echo "coverall failed!"; fi
+    else echo "skip backend tests and linter" ; fi
 
 # if DRONE presented use DRONE_* git env to make version
 RUN \