diff --git a/build/exceptions.py b/build/exceptions.py
index b66db93..079aee8 100644
--- a/build/exceptions.py
+++ b/build/exceptions.py
@@ -48,3 +48,7 @@ class PreviousBuildNotDone(Error):
     """same release is building right now"""
 
     pass
+
+
+class CircularBuildDependencies(Error):
+    pass
diff --git a/build/models.py b/build/models.py
index b62d7d9..0a2d7ab 100644
--- a/build/models.py
+++ b/build/models.py
@@ -363,16 +363,8 @@ class BuildRelease(models.Model):
                 return res
 
     @property
-    def build_deps(self):
-        if getattr(self, "_build_deps", None) is None:
-            self._build_deps = []
-            step = 0
-            deps = list(self.config.wanna_build_deps(step))
-            while len(deps) > 0:
-                self._build_deps.append(deps)
-                step = step + 1
-                deps = list(self.config.wanna_build_deps(step))
-        return self._build_deps
+    def build_deps(self) -> list:
+        return self.config.levels_build_deps
 
     @property
     def config(self):
diff --git a/build/test/test_utils.py b/build/test/test_utils.py
index 7051ae4..d7b4157 100644
--- a/build/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/build/test/test_utils.py
@@ -512,3 +512,80 @@ class RemoveList(BaseTest):
         self.br.triggered_projects = "fake-project"
         remove_from_textlist(self.br, "triggered_projects", "fake-project")
         self.assertIsNone(self.br.triggered_projects)
+
+
+class WannaBuildTestCase(SimpleTestCase):
+    class FakeConfig(ReleaseConfig):
+        build_deps = dict()
+
+        def __init__(self, build_deps=None):
+            if build_deps:
+                self.build_deps = build_deps
+
+    def test_deps(self):
+        build_deps = {
+            "A": ["A1", "A2", "A3"],
+            "B": ["A2"],
+            "C": ["A2", "B"],
+            "A2": ["D"],
+        }
+        config = self.FakeConfig(build_deps)
+        wb = ReleaseConfig.WannaBuild(config, 0)
+        self.assertListEqual(list(wb), ["A", "C"])
+        wb = ReleaseConfig.WannaBuild(config, 1)
+        self.assertListEqual(list(wb), ["B"])
+        wb = ReleaseConfig.WannaBuild(config, 2)
+        self.assertListEqual(list(wb), ["A2"])
+        wb = ReleaseConfig.WannaBuild(config, 3)
+        self.assertListEqual(list(wb), [])
+
+    def test_deps_ko(self):
+        build_deps = {"A": ["A1", "A2", "A3", "A"]}
+        config = self.FakeConfig(build_deps)
+        wb = ReleaseConfig.WannaBuild(config, 0)
+        self.assertListEqual(list(wb), [])
+
+    def test_circular_simple_deps(self):
+        build_deps = {
+            "A": ["A1", "A2", "A3"],
+            "B": ["A2"],
+            "C": ["A2", "B"],
+            "A2": ["A"],
+        }
+        config = self.FakeConfig(build_deps)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+            err.CircularBuildDependencies, r"\['A', 'A2'\]"
+        ):
+            config.check_circular_dependencies()
+
+    def test_circular_simple_deps_more(self):
+        build_deps = {
+            "A": ["A1", "A2", "A3"],
+            "B": ["A2"],
+            "C": ["A2", "B"],
+            "A2": ["A3"],
+            "A3": ["C"],
+        }
+        config = self.FakeConfig(build_deps)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+            err.CircularBuildDependencies, r"\['B', 'C', 'A2', 'A3'\]"
+        ):
+            config.check_circular_dependencies()
+
+    def test_circular_simple(self):
+        build_deps = {
+            "A": ["A1", "A2", "A3", "A"],
+        }
+        config = self.FakeConfig(build_deps)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(err.CircularBuildDependencies, r"\['A'\]"):
+            config.check_circular_dependencies()
+
+    def test_circular_deps_ok(self):
+        build_deps = {
+            "A": ["A1", "A2", "A3"],
+            "B": ["A2"],
+            "C": ["A2", "B"],
+            "A2": ["D"],
+        }
+        config = self.FakeConfig(build_deps)
+        config.check_circular_dependencies()
diff --git a/build/utils.py b/build/utils.py
index c0bf8a5..2005f10 100644
--- a/build/utils.py
+++ b/build/utils.py
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ class ReleaseConfig(object):
             for name in search_map:
                 flag = False
                 for prj, values in search_map.items():
-                    if name == prj:
-                        continue
                     if name in values:
                         flag = True
                         deps[name] = search_map[name]
@@ -225,6 +223,18 @@ class ReleaseConfig(object):
                 return list_prj.pop(0)
             raise StopIteration
 
+    def check_circular_dependencies(self):
+        levels = self.levels_build_deps
+        builds = list(self.build_deps.keys())
+        print(f"{levels}")
+        for vals in levels:
+            for prj in vals:
+                builds.remove(prj)
+        if len(builds) > 0:
+            raise err.CircularBuildDependencies(
+                f"problems detected with {builds}"
+            )
+
     @classmethod
     def load_config(cls, config_path):
         try:
@@ -289,14 +299,27 @@ class ReleaseConfig(object):
         except KeyError:
             msg = "{} has no 'distris' info"
             raise err.NoDistrisInfo(msg.format(self.config_file))
+        self.check_circular_dependencies()
 
     @property
-    def build_deps(self):
+    def build_deps(self) -> dict:
         return self.jenkins_jobs.get("build_deps", dict())
 
     def wanna_build_deps(self, step=0):
         return ReleaseConfig.WannaBuild(self, step)
 
+    @property
+    def levels_build_deps(self) -> list:
+        if getattr(self, "_levels_build_deps", None) is None:
+            self._levels_build_deps = []
+            step = 0
+            deps = list(self.wanna_build_deps(step))
+            while len(deps) > 0:
+                self._levels_build_deps.append(deps)
+                step = step + 1
+                deps = list(self.wanna_build_deps(step))
+        return self._levels_build_deps
+
     @property
     def branch(self):
         release = self.release