diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/api-tests.yml
index 242e6e4..c4cd7ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-tests.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       EMAIL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.EMAIL_USERNAME }}
       EMAIL_ADDRESS: ${{ secrets.EMAIL_ADDRESS }}
       EMAIL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.EMAIL_PASSWORD }}
+      TEST_DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://${{ secrets.POSTGRES_USER }}:${{ secrets.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}@postgres:5432/${{ secrets.POSTGRES_DB }}"
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3