diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 2986a114..cf985200 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ jobs:
 #        run: |
 #          curl --progress-bar http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/misc/openstreetmap/europe-latest.osm.pbf --output data/europe.osm.pbf
 
+      # The disk and memory in the Github runners is too small to do large imports.
+      # A Docker image with a pre-imported database state is used.
+      # During the deployment run, the docker image is updated through the replication updated,
+      # comitted to a new image and pushed for future used.
       - name: Pull import database
         run: |
           docker compose pull db
@@ -98,7 +102,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate tiles
         run: |
           docker compose up --no-build --pull never --detach db
-          docker compose up --build martin-cp
+          docker compose build martin-cp
+          docker compose run --no-build martin-cp
 
       - name: Deploy
         run: |
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1648aba8..26d92ae4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: import.Dockerfile
+      cache_from:
+        - ghcr.io/hiddewie/openrailwaymap-import:latest
     depends_on:
       - db
     volumes: