diff --git a/.github/workflows/automated-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/automated-tests.yml
index 2616cb98..353c704a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automated-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automated-tests.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ln -s provisioning/container/compose.test.yml compose.yml
           docker-compose build
+          docker-compose up -d
 
       - name: Check flake8
         run: docker compose exec tests-dsmr-app poetry run flake8 -v