diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
index a8c2d9f..bfbb0e1 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           docker run -d --name mongo-ci --network host mongo:7
           docker ps
       - name: Wait for MongoDB
-        run: timeout 30 sh -c 'until nc -z localhost 27017; do sleep 1; done'
+        run: timeout 30 sh -c 'until docker exec mongo-ci mongosh --quiet --eval "1" >/dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 1; done'
       - name: MongoDB log on failure
         if: failure()
         run: docker logs mongo-ci || true
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
           docker run -d --name mongo-ci --network host mongo:7
           docker ps
       - name: Wait for MongoDB
-        run: timeout 30 sh -c 'until nc -z localhost 27017; do sleep 1; done'
+        run: timeout 30 sh -c 'until docker exec mongo-ci mongosh --quiet --eval "1" >/dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 1; done'
       - name: MongoDB log on failure
         if: failure()
         run: docker logs mongo-ci || true