diff --git a/tests/CI/docker-compose.yml b/tests/CI/docker-compose.yml
index 0e58558ba9d..c5ce24b007d 100644
--- a/tests/CI/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/CI/docker-compose.yml
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ services:
     image: ghcr.io/diracgrid/diracx/server
     container_name: diracx-init-db
     depends_on:
-      diracx-wait-for-db:
+      mysql:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
     environment:
       - DIRACX_DB_URL_AUTHDB=mysql+aiomysql://Dirac:Dirac@mysql/AuthDB
     entrypoint: |
-      /dockerMicroMambaEntrypoint.sh python -m diracx.db init-sql
+      /dockerMicroMambaEntrypoint.sh bash -c 'while ! python -m diracx.db init-sql; do sleep 1; done'
     pull_policy: always
 
   diracx: