diff --git a/docker-compose.test.yml b/docker-compose.test.yml
index 5df9e0fbf..fdc1bf37b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.test.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ services:
   database:
     build:
       context: ./database
-      target: production_up
+      target: test_up
   #  restart: always # this is very dangerous, but worth a test for the delayed mariadb startup at first run
 
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