diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 0ef11da..ddd0337 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
           MARIADB_DATABASE: group_project
           MARIADB_USER: appuser
           MARIADB_PASSWORD: apppass
+        ports:
+          - 3306:3306
         options: >-
           --health-cmd="mariadb-admin ping -h 127.0.0.1 -u root -prootpw --silent"
           --health-interval=5s
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           --health-retries=20
 
     env:
-      MARIADB_HOST: mariadb
+      MARIADB_HOST: 127.0.0.1
       MARIADB_PORT: "3306"
       MARIADB_DB: group_project
       MARIADB_USER: appuser
@@ -49,11 +51,6 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r ./7project/backend/requirements.txt
 
-      - name: Wait for DB network
-        run: |
-          echo "Waiting 15s for the database network to be ready..."
-          sleep 15
-
       - name: Run Alembic migrations
         run: |
           alembic upgrade head