diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml
index a3560ec5aea42..082bd0c20c5c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml
@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@ jobs:
                   # Use PostHog Bot token when not on forks to enable proper snapshot updating
                   token: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.POSTHOG_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN || github.token }}
 
+            - name: Install curl
+              # Used to check if ClickHouse is up within the docker network vs exposing the host port
+              if: needs.changes.outputs.backend == 'true'
+              run: |
+                  sudo apt-get update
+                  sudo apt-get install -y curl
+
             - uses: ./.github/actions/run-backend-tests
               if: needs.changes.outputs.backend == 'true'
               with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yml
index 97deeffe6bd2a..536ed87f57c6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yml
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   node-version: 18.12.1
 
+            - name: Install curl
+              # Used to check if ClickHouse is up within the docker network vs exposing the host port
+              if: needs.changes.outputs.shouldTriggerCypress == 'true'
+              run: |
+                  sudo apt-get update
+                  sudo apt-get install -y curl
+
             - name: Get pnpm cache directory path
               if: needs.changes.outputs.shouldTriggerCypress == 'true'
               id: pnpm-cache-dir
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-plugin-server.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-plugin-server.yml
index 4ee25d612039d..75e06e93ea51e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-plugin-server.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-plugin-server.yml
@@ -209,6 +209,13 @@ jobs:
               if: needs.changes.outputs.plugin-server == 'true'
               uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+            - name: Install curl
+              # Used to check if ClickHouse is up within the docker network vs exposing the host port
+              if: needs.changes.outputs.plugin-server == 'true'
+              run: |
+                  sudo apt-get update
+                  sudo apt-get install -y curl
+
             - name: Stop/Start stack with Docker Compose
               if: needs.changes.outputs.plugin-server == 'true'
               run: |
diff --git a/bin/check_kafka_clickhouse_up b/bin/check_kafka_clickhouse_up
index 4217f70e69309..24cf62d139e17 100755
--- a/bin/check_kafka_clickhouse_up
+++ b/bin/check_kafka_clickhouse_up
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ while true; do
 nc -z localhost 9092 && break || echo 'Checking Kafka status...' && sleep 1
 done
 
-# Check ClickHouse
+# Check ClickHouse within Docker Compose network using the service name 'clickhouse'
 while true; do
-curl -s -o /dev/null -I 'http://localhost:8123/' && break || echo 'Checking ClickHouse status...' && sleep 1
+    curl -s -o /dev/null -I 'http://clickhouse:8123/' && break || echo 'Checking ClickHouse status...' && sleep 1
 done