diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
index 7af7f417f..56f7babab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           POSTGRES_DB: gooey
           POSTGRES_USER: postgres
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
+          POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: "-c max_connections=10000"
         # Set health checks to wait until postgres has started
         options: >-
           --health-cmd pg_isready
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ jobs:
           --health-interval 10s
           --health-timeout 5s
           --health-retries 5
+        ports:
+          # Maps tcp port 6379 on service container to the host
+          - 6379:6379
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4