diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 43df677aa8..80d4e3287b 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ kind: pipeline
 type: docker
 name: php7.3-mariadb
 
+depends_on:
+  - php7.3-lint
+
 steps:
   - name: Restore cache
     image: meltwater/drone-cache:dev
@@ -170,6 +173,9 @@ kind: pipeline
 type: docker
 name: php7.4-mariadb
 
+depends_on:
+  - php7.4-lint
+
 steps:
   - name: Restore cache
     image: meltwater/drone-cache:dev
@@ -256,6 +262,9 @@ kind: pipeline
 type: docker
 name: php8.0-mariadb
 
+depends_on:
+  - php8.0-lint
+
 steps:
   - name: Restore cache
     image: meltwater/drone-cache:dev
@@ -330,6 +339,11 @@ kind: pipeline
 type: docker
 name: continuous-deployment
 
+depends_on:
+  - php7.3-mariadb
+  - php7.4-mariadb
+  - php8.0-mariadb
+
 trigger:
   repo:
     - friendica/friendica
@@ -422,6 +436,11 @@ kind: pipeline
 type: docker
 name: release-deployment
 
+depends_on:
+  - php7.3-mariadb
+  - php7.4-mariadb
+  - php8.0-mariadb
+
 trigger:
   repo:
     - friendica/friendica