diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a1f7b0aee60c9785d9c1d4e76039692237e413b5..75d7b542ed4df59a2a96ab9fd45321e786412550 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ test-backend:
   stage: test
   image: maven:3.9.4-eclipse-temurin-21
   services:
-    - docker/compose:latest
+    - name: docker/compose:latest
+      alias: compose
+      command: ["sh", "-c", "docker-compose up -d && sleep 30"]
   before_script:
-    - echo 'Run docker compose'
+    - echo 'Running docker compose'
     - docker-compose up -d
   script:
     - echo 'Running unit tests...'
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ test-backend:
         - target/surefire-reports/TEST-*.xml
         - target/failsafe-reports/TEST-*.xml
 
+
 package-backend:
   stage: package
   image: maven:3.9.4-eclipse-temurin-21