diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 393133a..4ea8d59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -9,26 +9,27 @@ name: Java CI with Gradle
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    branches: ["master"]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    branches: ["master"]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up JDK 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-      with:
-        java-version: '11'
-        distribution: 'temurin'
-    - name: Build with Gradle
-      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@bd5760595778326ba7f1441bcf7e88b49de61a25 # v2.6.0
-      with:
-        arguments: build
+      - name: Start Surreal
+        run: docker run -d -p 8000:8000 surrealdb/surrealdb:nightly start --user root --pass root -- "memory"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: "11"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+      # Service containers to run with `container-job`
+      - name: Build with Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@bd5760595778326ba7f1441bcf7e88b49de61a25 # v2.6.0
+        with:
+          arguments: build
diff --git a/tests/launch_surreal.sh b/tests/launch_surreal.sh
index 0b9be74..9aef2ba 100644
--- a/tests/launch_surreal.sh
+++ b/tests/launch_surreal.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# This script launches the surreal environment
-docker run -p 8000:8000 -v /mydata:/mydata surrealdb/surrealdb:latest start --log trace --user root --pass root file:/mydata/mydatabase.db
+echo "Starting container..."
+docker run -d -p 8000:8000 surrealdb/surrealdb:nightly start --user root --pass root -- "memory"
+
+echo " "
+echo "Container is running!"
+echo "Waiting 5 seconds"
+echo "-----------------------------------------"
+
+sleep 5