diff --git a/.github/workflows/django.yml b/.github/workflows/django.yml
index 7a3452b..7313df9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/django.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/django.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,24 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    services:
+      mysql:
+        image: mysql:8.3
+        env:
+          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
+          MYSQL_DATABASE: activmind_test
+          MYSQL_PASSWORD: root
+        options: --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=3
+
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.9]
 
+    
+    env:
+      MYSQL_HOST: mysql
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -25,16 +38,10 @@ jobs:
       run: 
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install -r requirements.txt
-    # - name: Run database migrations
-    #   working-directory: ./activmindback
-    #   run: |
-    #       python manage.py migrate --database=test
+    - name: Run database migrations
+      working-directory: ./activmindback
+      run: |
+          python manage.py migrate --database=test
     - name: Run Tests
-      env:
-        MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
-        MYSQL_DATABASE: activmind_test
-        DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS: localhost 127.0.0.1 [::1]
-        MYSQL_PASSWORD: root
-        options: --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=3
       working-directory: ./activmindback
       run: python manage.py test