diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_test.yml
index 26924b8391..c6d63d0335 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test.yml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
           POSTGRES_DB: alchemy_cms_dummy_test
         ports: ["5432:5432"]
-        options: --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 5
+        options: --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 1s --health-timeout 1s --health-retries 5
       mariadb:
         image: mariadb:latest
         ports: ["3307:3306"]
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
           MARIADB_PASSWORD: password
           MARIADB_DATABASE: alchemy_cms_dummy_test
           MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
-        options: --health-cmd="mariadb-admin ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=5
+        options: --health-cmd="mariadb-admin ping" --health-interval=1s --health-timeout=1s --health-retries=5
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Set up Ruby