diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6d8c737df7a9931c269879629308d4f57960bae9..d6505918405d0e738316956ab8509ec8d58a31a1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 stages:
+  - prepare
   - build
   - test
 
+#
+# PREPARE STAGE
+#
+
+prepare_RAServices:
+  stage: prepare
+  script:
+    - docker build -t ci_raservices -f SubSystems/RAServices/Dockerfile
+
 #
 # BUILD STAGE
 #