diff --git a/ci/build-image.yaml b/ci/build-image.yaml
index defbc62677e9947ff51863202ffd4452544149d5..59fc09dfd78c7fdb7d895f331c44de6702dedb69 100644
--- a/ci/build-image.yaml
+++ b/ci/build-image.yaml
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ build_image:
   script:
   - export IMAGE_TAG="${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}"
   - export IMAGE_REF="${YAOOK_K8S_CI_IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
+  - nix run nixpkgs#cachix -- watch-store yaook & # Push builds to binary cache at yaook.cachix.org in background
   - nix run nixpkgs#skopeo -- login -u gitlab-ci-token -p "${CI_JOB_TOKEN}" "${CI_REGISTRY}"
   - nix run ".#streamCiImage" | nix run nixpkgs#gzip -- --fast | nix run nixpkgs#skopeo -- --insecure-policy copy docker-archive:/dev/stdin "docker://${IMAGE_REF}"
   - echo "YAOOK_K8S_CI_IMAGE_TAG=$IMAGE_TAG" > image.env
-  - nix path-info --all | nix run nixpkgs#cachix -- push yaook # Push builds to binary cache at yaook.cachix.org
 
   artifacts:
     reports:
diff --git a/docs/_releasenotes/1496.misc.nix-cache b/docs/_releasenotes/1496.misc.nix-cache
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