diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 20feea3..44a8347 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ steps:
       - cargo build --release
       - ls -lah target/release/central_backend
 
+  - name: esp32_compile
+    image: espressif/idf:v5.2.2 # FIXME : upgrade to 5.3.1
+    commands:
+      - cd esp32_device
+      - idf.py build
+
 
 volumes:
   - name: rust_registry