diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/jdk.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/jdk.yaml
index 551c820..a7f802e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/jdk.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/jdk.yaml
@@ -84,10 +84,13 @@ jobs:
   backend-jobs:
     name: Set up Java for Backend Tests and Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-      #container:
+    #container:
     #image: eclipse-temurin:21-jdk
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Setup Java 21 + Maven
         run: |
           echo "Detecting package manager..."
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ jobs:
           elif command -v yum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
               PM=yum
           else
+              echo "No known package manager found. Will install JDK manually."
               PM=none
           fi
 
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ jobs:
               yum install -y java-21-openjdk-devel maven wget tar
               JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk
           else
+              # Fallback: manual download
               JDK_URL="https://download.oracle.com/java/21/latest/jdk-21_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz"
               mkdir -p /opt/jdk
               wget -q -O /tmp/jdk.tar.gz $JDK_URL
@@ -122,29 +127,15 @@ jobs:
               JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk
           fi
 
+          # Export JAVA_HOME and update PATH for subsequent steps
           echo "JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME" >> $GITEA_ENV
           echo "$JAVA_HOME/bin" >> $GITEA_PATH
           export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME
           export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
 
-          # Restore Maven cache if it exists
-          if [ -d "$GITEA_WORKSPACE/.m2_cache" ]; then
-              echo "Restoring Maven cache..."
-              mkdir -p ~/.m2
-              cp -r $GITEA_WORKSPACE/.m2_cache/* ~/.m2/
-          fi
-
+          # Verify Java and Maven installation
           java -version
-          mvn -version
-
-      - name: Build project with Maven
-        run: |
-          mvn -B verify
-
-      - name: Save Maven cache
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p $GITEA_WORKSPACE/.m2_cache
-          cp -r ~/.m2/* $GITEA_WORKSPACE/.m2_cache/
+          mvn -version      
 
       - name: Verify Java setup
         run: |
@@ -155,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
           ls -l $JAVA_HOME/bin/java
           file $JAVA_HOME/bin/java || true
           java -version
-          
+
       # Run backend tests and build
       - name: Test & build backend
         working-directory: .