diff --git a/.github/workflows/services-pr-check.yml b/.github/workflows/services-pr-check.yml
index 794e1c920..1af5d69df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/services-pr-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/services-pr-check.yml
@@ -79,3 +79,9 @@
             PRINCIPAL_ID: ${{ secrets.GHA_PRINCIPAL_ID }}
           run: |
             make frontend.dry_run
+
+        - name: 'Deploy Backend'
+          env:
+            PRINCIPAL_ID: ${{ secrets.GHA_PRINCIPAL_ID }}
+          run: |
+            make backend.dry_run
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 23bc5e776..53a6abadf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ infra.clean:
 #   separator "/" (used for maestro only).
 
 # Services deployed on "svc" aks cluster
-services_svc = istio metrics maestro.server maestro.registration cluster-service backend
+services_svc = istio metrics maestro.server maestro.registration cluster-service
 # Services deployed on "mgmt" aks cluster(s)
 services_mgmt = acm maestro.agent pko hypershiftoperator
 # List of all services
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ services_all = $(join services_svc,services_mgmt)
 # Pipelines section
 # This sections is used to reference pipeline runs and should replace 
 # the usage of `svc-deploh.sh` script in the future.
-services_svc_pipelines = frontend
+services_svc_pipelines = backend frontend
 %.deploy:
 	$(eval export dirname=$(subst .,/,$(basename $@)))
 	./templatize.sh $(DEPLOY_ENV) -p ./$(dirname)/pipeline.yaml -s deploy -P run -c public
diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
index ce689a792..ba44be9f3 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile
+++ b/backend/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 -include ../setup-env.mk
+-include ../helm-cmd.mk
 
 ifndef COMMIT
 COMMIT := $(shell git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD)
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ deploy:
 	DB_URL=$$(az cosmosdb show -n ${DB_NAME} -g ${RESOURCEGROUP} --query documentEndpoint -o tsv) && \
 	kubectl create namespace aro-hcp --dry-run=client -o json | kubectl apply -f - && \
 	kubectl label namespace aro-hcp "istio.io/rev=$${ISTO_VERSION}" --overwrite=true && \
-	helm upgrade --install aro-hcp-backend-dev \
+	${HELM_CMD} aro-hcp-backend-dev \
 		deploy/helm/backend/ \
 		--set configMap.databaseName=${DB_NAME} \
 		--set configMap.databaseUrl="$${DB_URL}" \
diff --git a/backend/pipeline.yaml b/backend/pipeline.yaml
index ae9b4537f..1e2220b98 100644
--- a/backend/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/backend/pipeline.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ resourceGroups:
   - name: deploy
     action: Shell
     command: make deploy
+    dryRun:
+      variables:
+        - name: DRY_RUN
+          value: "true"
     variables:
     - name: ARO_HCP_IMAGE_ACR
       configRef: svcAcrName