diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
index 94073d2f2..f5c639692 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -44,15 +44,16 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           # Maps tcp port 6379 on service container to the host
           - 6379:6379
-
     steps:
     - name: Increase max_connections
       run: |
         docker exec -i postgres bash << EOF
           sed -i -e 's/max_connections = 100/max_connections = 10000/' /var/lib/postgresql/data/postgresql.conf
-        EOF \
-        && docker restart my_postgres_container \
-        && sleep 5
+        EOF
+    steps:
+    - name: Restart postgres
+      run: |
+        docker restart --time 0 my_postgres_container && sleep 5
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 #      with: