diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a05426844..4c9918e23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "::set-output name=id::$(docker network ls | grep github_network | awk '{ print $1 }')"
         id: network
       - name: Start database migration
-        run: docker run --network ${{ steps.network.outputs.id }} --name=database --env NODE_ENV=production --env DB_HOST=mariadb -d gradido/database:production_up
+        run: docker run --network ${{ steps.network.outputs.id }} --name=database --env NODE_ENV=production --env DB_HOST=mariadb --env DB_DATABASE=gradido_community_test -d gradido/database:production_up
       - name: get database migration container id
         run: echo "::set-output name=id::$(docker container ls | grep database | awk '{ print $1 }')"
         id: database_container
diff --git a/database/src/prepare.ts b/database/src/prepare.ts
index fda4b4e13..440289aea 100644
--- a/database/src/prepare.ts
+++ b/database/src/prepare.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ export default async (): Promise<void> => {
       DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4
       DEFAULT COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;`)
 
-  // Create Database `gradido_community_test` for tests
-  await con.query(`
-    CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ${CONFIG.DB_DATABASE}_test 
-      DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4
-      DEFAULT COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;`)
-
   // Check if old migration table is present, delete if needed
   const [rows] = await con.query(`SHOW TABLES FROM \`${CONFIG.DB_DATABASE}\` LIKE 'migrations';`)
   if ((<RowDataPacket>rows).length > 0) {