diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_dht-node.yml b/.github/workflows/test_dht-node.yml
index 797e2376d..bb23bb896 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_dht-node.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_dht-node.yml
@@ -30,18 +30,9 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     name: Lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Download Docker Image
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: docker-dht-node-test
-          path: /tmp
-      - name: Load Docker Image
-        run: docker load < /tmp/dht-node.tar
       
       - name: Lint
         run: docker run --rm gradido/dht-node:test yarn run lint
@@ -52,20 +43,20 @@ jobs:
   unit_test:
     name: Unit tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       
-      - name: Download Docker Image
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: docker-dht-node-test
-          path: /tmp
-
-      - name: Load Docker Image
-        run: docker load < /tmp/dht-node.tar
+      - name: backend | docker-compose mariadb
+        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 | docker-compose database
+        run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml up --detach --no-deps database
+
       - name: Unit tests
         run: |
           docker run --env NODE_ENV=test -v ~/coverage:/app/coverage --rm gradido/dht-node:test yarn run test