diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cb5597c69..deff6138d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -116,19 +116,20 @@ jobs:
 
 
   production-check:
+    name: "Production check"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [bare, docker]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
           cache: pip
-      - name: Install Cookiecutter
-        run: pip install cookiecutter
-      - name: Generate project
-        run: cookiecutter . --no-input project_slug=test_project
-      - name: Install project dependencies
-        run: pip install -r test_project/requirements.txt
-      - name: Run Django deployment checks
-        working-directory: test_project
-        run: python manage.py check --deploy
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+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            requirements.txt
+            {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+            {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+      - name: Production check
+        run: sh tests/test_production.sh
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diff --git a/tests/test_production_build.py b/tests/test_production_build.py
index d0c3d1e1b..1fbcb1f60 100644
--- a/tests/test_production_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_production_build.py
@@ -2,7 +2,81 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 
 
-def test_production_check():
-    base_dir = os.getcwd()
-    manage_py_path = os.path.join(base_dir, "test_project", "manage.py")
-    subprocess.check_call(['python', manage_py_path, 'check', '--deploy'])
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+def test_production_build():
+    """Test production build."""
+    # Run production build
+    subprocess.run(["npm", "run", "build"], check=True)
+
+    # Check that the build folder exists
+    assert os.path.isdir("build")
+
+    # Check that the build folder contains the index.html file
+    assert os.path.isfile("build/index.html")
+
+    # Check that the build folder contains the static folder
+    assert os.path.isdir("build/static")
+
+
+def test_production_build_with_env():
+    """Test production build with environment variable."""
+    # Set environment variable
+    os.environ["REACT_APP_API_URL"] = "http://localhost:5000"
+
+    # Run production build
+    subprocess.run(["npm", "run", "build"], check=True)
+
+    # Check that the build folder exists
+    assert os.path.isdir("build")
+
+    # Check that the build folder contains the index.html file
+    assert os.path.isfile("build/index.html")
+
+    # Check that the build folder contains the static folder
+    assert os.path.isdir("build/static")
+
+    # Unset environment variable
+    del os.environ["REACT_APP_API_URL"]
+
+
+def test_production_build_with_env_and_no_api_url():
+    """Test production build with environment variable and no API URL."""
+    # Set environment variable
+    os.environ["REACT_APP_API_URL"] = ""
+
+    # Run production build
+    subprocess.run(["npm", "run", "build"], check=True)
+
+    # Check that the build folder exists
+    assert os.path.isdir("build")
+
+    # Check that the build folder contains the index.html file
+    assert os.path.isfile("build/index.html")
+
+    # Check that the build folder contains the static folder
+    assert os.path.isdir("build/static")
+
+    # Unset environment variable
+    del os.environ["REACT_APP_API_URL"]
+
+
+def test_production_build_with_env_and_invalid_api_url():
+    """Test production build with environment variable and invalid API URL."""
+    # Set environment variable
+    os.environ["REACT_APP_API_URL"] = "invalid"
+
+    # Run production build
+    subprocess.run(["npm", "run", "build"], check=True)
+
+    # Check that the build folder exists
+    assert os.path.isdir("build")
+
+    # Check that the build folder contains the index.html file
+    assert os.path.isfile("build/index.html")
+
+    # Check that the build folder contains the static folder
+    assert os.path.isdir("build/static")
+
+    # Unset environment variable
+    del os.environ["REACT_APP_API_URL"]
+
+