diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 3b5bdb7..78518ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ jobs:
           DATABASE_PASSWORD: symfonia
           DATABASE_NAME: symfonia
           DATABASE_PORT: 5432
+          # This is only important for tests
+          DATABASE_URL: postgres://symfonia:symfonia@postgres:5432/symfonia
         run: |
           curl -L --proto '=https' --tlsv1.3 -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall/main/install-from-binstall-release.sh | bash
           cargo binstall cargo-nextest --secure --no-confirm --force