diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-test.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-test.yml
index 4cad4229..9830bde1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions-test.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           docker-compose up -d
 
       - name: Wait for containers # wait for containers to finish starting
-        run: sleep 30
+        run: sleep 45
 
       - name: Check API container
         run: docker ps | grep api | grep -q healthy