diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1884ceb..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-name: 'JS BigChainDB driver CI'
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    paths-ignore:
-      - README.md
-      - API.md
-      - docs/*.rst
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-    types:
-      - ready_for_review
-      - opened
-      - reopened
-      - synchronize
-    paths-ignore:
-      - README.md
-      - API.md
-      - docs/*.rst
-
-jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'push' || !github.event.pull_request.draft
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout the commit
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Set up Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
-        with:
-          node-version: 14
-
-      - name: Cache dependencies
-        id: cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: ~/.npm
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-node-
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        env:
-          HUSKY_SKIP_INSTALL: 'true'
-        run: npm install
-
-      - name: Lint
-        run: npm run lint
-
-      - name: Build
-        run: npm run build
-
-      - name: Build docker
-        run: |
-          echo Building and starting up docker containers
-          docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.yml up
-
-      - name: Test
-        run: npm run test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2583ffc..9c08ce9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-node-
 
+      - name: Run BigChainDB node
+        run: |
+          echo Building and starting up docker containers
+          docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.yml up -d
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         env:
           HUSKY_SKIP_INSTALL: 'true'
@@ -56,10 +61,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: npm run build
 
-      - name: Build docker
-        run: |
-          echo Building and starting up docker containers
-          docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.yml up
+      # ensure BCDB node is up and running
+      - run: sleep 10
 
       - name: Test
         run: npm run test