diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b4567939..35f395b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           JVM_OPTS: -Xmx3200m
           TEST_DATABASE_URL: jdbc:postgresql://db/planwise?user=planwise&password=planwise
         run: |
+          docker compose up --wait db
           docker compose run --rm -e JVM_OPTS -e TEST_DATABASE_URL app lein test
           docker compose run --rm client npm run test
           docker compose run --rm app lein check-format