diff --git a/ci.sh b/ci.sh
index ad53359c..c588e288 100755
--- a/ci.sh
+++ b/ci.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,25 @@ set -ex
 echo "OpenSSL version being used:"
 openssl version
 
+wait_for_service() {
+    while [ -z "$(pgrep parsec)" ]; do
+        sleep 1
+    done
+
+    sleep 5
+
+    # Check that Parsec successfully started and is running
+    pgrep parsec >/dev/null
+}
+
+pushd /tmp/parsec
+./target/debug/parsec -c e2e_tests/provider_cfg/mbed-crypto/config.toml &
+popd
+
+wait_for_service
+
 # Build parsec provider shared library
-pushd parsec-openssl-provider-shared/ &&
+pushd parsec-openssl-provider-shared
 cargo build
 popd
 
diff --git a/tests/docker_image/parsec-openssl-provider-test.Dockerfile b/tests/docker_image/parsec-openssl-provider-test.Dockerfile
index 3e6da33a..34d4586d 100644
--- a/tests/docker_image/parsec-openssl-provider-test.Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/docker_image/parsec-openssl-provider-test.Dockerfile
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:/opt/rust/bin:${PATH}"
 
 # For running tests Parsec is configured with the socket in /tmp/
 ENV PARSEC_SERVICE_ENDPOINT="unix:/tmp/parsec.sock"
+
+RUN git clone https://github.com/parallaxsecond/parsec.git --branch 1.3.0 \
+    && cd parsec \
+    && cargo build --features "mbed-crypto-provider,direct-authenticator"