diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a9d0a88..fdfb491 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -72,12 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           run: composer show
 
         - name: Wait for MySQL
-          run: |
-              if ${{ matrix.db-type == 'mysql' }}; then
-                while ! mysqladmin ping --host=127.0.0.1; do
-                  sleep 1
-                done
-              fi
+        - run: sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
 
         - name: Run PHPUnit
           run: |