diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_and_install.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_and_install.yml
index e481536526..918bbe9cf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_and_install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_and_install.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ jobs:
         npm install -g verdaccio
         npm install -g verdaccio-auth-memory
         npm install -g verdaccio-memory
+        npm install -g wait-on
         tmp_registry_log=`mktemp`
         mkdir -p $HOME/.config/verdaccio
         cp -v ./.github/workflows/verdaccio/config.yaml $HOME/.config/verdaccio/config.yaml
         nohup verdaccio --config $HOME/.config/verdaccio/config.yaml &>$tmp_registry_log &
+        wait-on http://localhost:4873
         TOKEN=$(curl -XPUT \
           -H "Content-type: application/json" \
           -d '{ "name": "test", "password": "test" }' \