diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-ci-images.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-ci-images.yml
index 394e164..0b01c4e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-ci-images.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-ci-images.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
             --tag ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}/ci-base:latest \
             --tag ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}/ci-base:playwright-${{ steps.meta.outputs.playwright_version }} \
             --tag ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}/ci-base:${{ github.sha }} \
+            .
 
       - name: Clean up
         if: always()
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pr.yml b/.gitea/workflows/pr.yml
index 0096e89..19efd7e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: bun test src/__tests__/unit/ src/__tests__/*.test.tsx src/__tests__/auth-simple.test.ts
+        env:
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/dummy
 
   build-and-deploy-ci:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ci-base b/Dockerfile.ci-base
index e8ac883..1393b71 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ci-base
+++ b/Dockerfile.ci-base
@@ -5,7 +5,15 @@
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.59.1-jammy AS base
 
 # Install unzip (required for Bun installation) and other tools
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y unzip && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y unzip ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Docker CLI (for building/pushing images in CI)
+RUN install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings && \
+    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg && \
+    chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg && \
+    echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null && \
+    apt-get update && apt-get install -y docker-ce-cli docker-compose-plugin && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Install Bun (latest version)
 # Note: The playwright image already has Node.js pre-installed
diff --git a/TEST_TRIGGER.md b/TEST_TRIGGER.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a8631f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TEST_TRIGGER.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# CI Pipeline Test Trigger
+
+This file is used to trigger the PR workflow for testing the CI pipeline.
+Remove this file after validation is complete.
\ No newline at end of file