diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1af2464..a86761e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check app is running
         run: |
-          sleep 10
-          STATUS=$(docker inspect ${CONTAINER_ID} | jq -r '.[0]["State"]["Status"]')
-          if [ "${STATUS}" != "running" ]; then
-            echo "App is not running"
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          sleep 10  # give the app enough time to start
+          docker logs ${CONTAINER_ID} 2>&1 | tee log.txt
+          grep 'Press CTRL+C to quit' log.txt