diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_unreleased.yml b/.github/workflows/test_unreleased.yml
index ac681f6e..c41e0119 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_unreleased.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_unreleased.yml
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: opensearch/distribution/archives/linux-tar/build/distributions
         run: |
           tar xf opensearch-min-*
-          echo "discovery.type: single-node" >> ./opensearch-*/config/opensearch.yml
-          ./opensearch-*/bin/opensearch &
-          for attempt in {1..20}; do sleep 5; if curl -s localhost:9200; then echo '=====> ready'; break; fi; echo '=====> waiting...'; done
+          nohup ./opensearch-*/bin/opensearch -E discovery.type=single-node > nohup.out 2> nohup.err < /dev/null &
+          sleep 15
+          curl -s http://localhost:9200
       
       - name: Checkout PHP Client
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Wait for Search server
         run: php ./.github/wait_for_opensearch.php
 
-
       - name: Integration tests
         run: |
           composer run integration
         env:
-          OPENSEARCH_URL: 'http://localhost:9200'
+          OPENSEARCH_URL: http://localhost:9200