diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 49c5dfb66..d2ad39e9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       run: hatch run types:check
 
     - name: Run tests
-      run: hatch test --python ${{ matrix.python-version }} --cover-quiet --randomize --parallel --retries 5 --retry-delay 3
+      run: hatch test --python ${{ matrix.python-version }}  --cover-quiet --randomize --parallel --retries 5 --retry-delay 3
 
     - name: Disambiguate coverage filename
       run: mv .coverage ".coverage.${{ matrix.os }}.${{ matrix.python-version }}"
diff --git a/tests/index/server/devpi/entrypoint.sh b/tests/index/server/devpi/entrypoint.sh
index f3b2c8e7c..7decc5d39 100644
--- a/tests/index/server/devpi/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/tests/index/server/devpi/entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ echo "==:> Starting server"
 devpi-server --host 0.0.0.0 --port 3141 &
 
 echo "==:> Waiting on server"
-timeout 10 ash -c 'while ! echo exit | nc localhost 3141; do sleep 1; done'
+sleep 5
 
 echo "==:> Setting up index"
 devpi use http://localhost:3141
diff --git a/tests/index/server/docker-compose.yaml b/tests/index/server/docker-compose.yaml
index ddac3ca60..a8faaaf92 100644
--- a/tests/index/server/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/tests/index/server/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
-
 services:
   devpi:
     container_name: hatch-devpi