diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
index 6885359..341d399 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ jobs:
   playwright:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: vitest
-    services:
-      mongo:
-        image: mongo:7
-        ports:
-          - 27017:27017
     env:
       MONGODB_URI: mongodb://localhost:27017/ghostguild-test
       JWT_SECRET: ci-test-jwt-secret
@@ -43,6 +38,10 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+      - name: Start MongoDB
+        run: docker run -d --name mongo-ci -p 27017:27017 mongo:7
+      - name: Wait for MongoDB
+        run: timeout 30 sh -c 'until nc -z localhost 27017; do sleep 1; done'
       - run: npm run build
       - name: Start server
         run: node .output/server/index.mjs > /tmp/server.log 2>&1 &
@@ -79,11 +78,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: vitest
     continue-on-error: true
-    services:
-      mongo:
-        image: mongo:7
-        ports:
-          - 27017:27017
     env:
       MONGODB_URI: mongodb://localhost:27017/ghostguild-test
       JWT_SECRET: ci-test-jwt-secret
@@ -101,6 +95,10 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+      - name: Start MongoDB
+        run: docker run -d --name mongo-ci -p 27017:27017 mongo:7
+      - name: Wait for MongoDB
+        run: timeout 30 sh -c 'until nc -z localhost 27017; do sleep 1; done'
       - run: npm run build
       - name: Start server
         run: node .output/server/index.mjs > /tmp/server.log 2>&1 &