diff --git a/.github/workflows/startup-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/startup-tests.yml
index a102afced..4aa13ca12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/startup-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/startup-tests.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ env.frontend-directory }}
         run: pnpm exec playwright install
       - name: Build the Docker app
-        run: docker compose -f docker-compose-build.yml up -d
+        run: |
+          rm -rf db
+          mkdir db
+          docker compose -f docker-compose-build.yml up -d
       - name: Create backend environment variables file
         working-directory: ${{ env.backend-directory }}
         run: |
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
           export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)
       - name: Config the Docker app
         run: |
-          sleep 180 # give the migrations time to finish (included in the up on the previous step)
+          sleep 120 # give the migrations time to finish (included in the up on the previous step)
           docker compose -f docker-compose-build.yml exec backend /bin/bash -c "DJANGO_SUPERUSER_EMAIL=admin@tests.com DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=1234 poetry run python manage.py createsuperuser --noinput && exit 0"
       - name: Run tests
         working-directory: ${{ env.frontend-directory }}
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ jobs:
           export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)
       - name: Config the Docker app
         run: |
-          sleep 180 # give the migrations time to finish (included in the up on the previous step)
+          sleep 120 # give the migrations time to finish (included in the up on the previous step)
           docker compose -f enterprise/docker-compose-build.yml exec backend /bin/bash -c "DJANGO_SUPERUSER_EMAIL=admin@tests.com DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=1234 poetry run python manage.py createsuperuser --noinput --settings=${{ env.enterprise-backend-settings-module }} && exit 0"
       - name: Run tests
         working-directory: ${{ env.frontend-directory }}