diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_database.yml b/.github/workflows/test_database.yml
index d8a2cbdda..7e949cbe3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_database.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_database.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ jobs:
           bun install --filter database --frozen-lockfile
           bun install --global --no-save turbo@^2
 
+      - name: wait on mariadb & redis ready
+        run: |
+          until nc -z 127.0.0.1 3306; do echo waiting for mariadb; sleep 1; done;
+          until nc -z 127.0.0.1 6379; do echo waiting for redis; sleep 1; done;
+
       - name: Database | up + test
         run: turbo database#test database#build database#typecheck