diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_database.yml b/.github/workflows/test_database.yml
index 7e949cbe3..d8a2cbdda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_database.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_database.yml
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ 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
       
diff --git a/database/src/AppDatabase.ts b/database/src/AppDatabase.ts
index 6e0fe7c08..43b726271 100644
--- a/database/src/AppDatabase.ts
+++ b/database/src/AppDatabase.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ export class AppDatabase {
         database: CONFIG.DB_DATABASE,
         port: CONFIG.DB_PORT,
       })
-      this.drizzleDataSource = drizzle({ client: this.drizzleConnection })
+      // this.drizzleDataSource = drizzle({ client: this.drizzleConnection })
+      this.drizzleDataSource = drizzle('mysql2://root@127.0.0.1:3306/gradido_test')
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/database/src/queries/openaiThreads.test.ts b/database/src/queries/openaiThreads.test.ts
index 03542f009..3b4fc9a93 100644
--- a/database/src/queries/openaiThreads.test.ts
+++ b/database/src/queries/openaiThreads.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm'
-import { MySql2Database } from 'drizzle-orm/mysql2'
+import { drizzle, MySql2Database } from 'drizzle-orm/mysql2'
 import { AppDatabase, drizzleDb } from '../AppDatabase'
 import { openaiThreadsTable } from '../schemas'
 import {