diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 5dbbf685f..4402b48b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -507,7 +507,10 @@ jobs:
       # UNIT TESTS BACKEND #####################################################
       ##########################################################################
       - name: backend | docker-compose
-        run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml up --detach --no-deps mariadb database
+        run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml up --detach --no-deps mariadb 
+      - name: Sleep for 30 seconds
+        run: sleep 30s
+        shell: bash
       - name: backend Unit tests | test
         run: cd database && yarn && yarn build && cd ../backend && yarn && yarn CI_worklfow_test
         # run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml exec -T backend yarn test