diff --git a/.github/workflows/yarn_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/yarn_test.yaml
index b05c3a76..8a8e2965 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yarn_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yarn_test.yaml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: run tests
       run: |
         cd apps/nowcasting-app
-        yarn start & sleep 5 && yarn test --coverage --coverageDirectory=../..
+        yarn start & sleep 5 && yarn test:ci --coverage --coverageDirectory=../..
diff --git a/apps/nowcasting-app/package.json b/apps/nowcasting-app/package.json
index 2de237b0..0e8ba364 100644
--- a/apps/nowcasting-app/package.json
+++ b/apps/nowcasting-app/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "lint": "next lint",
     "pre-commit": "pre-commit run",
     "test": "yarn dev & cypress run --browser chrome && jest && lsof -t -i :3002 | xargs kill",
-    "test:ci": "yarn dev & cypress run --browser chrome && jest"
+    "test:ci": "cypress run --browser chrome && jest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@auth0/nextjs-auth0": "^1.8.0",