diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ce523a26c..700949322 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -624,10 +624,13 @@ jobs:
         run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml up --detach --no-deps database
 
       - name: Boot up test system | docker-compose backend
-        run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml up --detach --no-deps -e EMAIL='true' -e -e EMAIL_TEST_MODUS='false' -e EMAIL_TLS='false' -e EMAIL_CODE_REQUEST_TIME=1 backend 
+        run: |
+          docker run -it --rm gradido/backend:test /bin/sh
+          cp .env.test_email .env && exit
+          docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml up --detach --no-deps backend 
 
-      - name: Sleep for 10 seconds
-        run: sleep 10s
+      - name: Boot up test system | docker-compose mailserver
+        run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml up --detach --no-deps mailserver
 
       - name: Boot up test system | seed backend
         run: |