diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request_backend.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request_backend.yml
index 11acfd563a..d17ae5a970 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request_backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request_backend.yml
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
 
+      - name: Compile
+        run: mvn -pl tx-models,tx-backend,tx-coverage -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn -B compile
       - name: Verify Sonar Scan
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}  # Needed to get PR information, if any