diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-devel.yml b/.github/workflows/test-devel.yml
index 41203ef..680e3e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-devel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-devel.yml
@@ -990,6 +990,7 @@ jobs:
         cache-on-failure: true
         workspaces: sable -> target
     - run: rustc --version
+    - run: sudo systemctl start postgresql.service
     - name: Build Sable
       run: |
         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/
@@ -1003,7 +1004,8 @@ jobs:
     - env:
         IRCTEST_DEBUG_LOGS: ${{ runner.debug }}
       name: Test with pytest
-      run: PYTEST_ARGS='--junit-xml pytest.xml --timeout 300' PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH  PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/target/debug/sbin:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/target/debug/bin:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/target/debug:$PATH
+      run: PYTEST_ARGS='--junit-xml pytest.xml --timeout 300' PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH
+        IRCTEST_POSTGRESQL_URL=postgresql:// PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/target/debug/sbin:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/target/debug/bin:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/target/debug:$PATH
         make sable
       timeout-minutes: 30
     - if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-stable.yml b/.github/workflows/test-stable.yml
index 8188186..2987c85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-stable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-stable.yml
@@ -1154,6 +1154,7 @@ jobs:
         cache-on-failure: true
         workspaces: sable -> target
     - run: rustc --version
+    - run: sudo systemctl start postgresql.service
     - name: Build Sable
       run: |
         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/
@@ -1167,7 +1168,8 @@ jobs:
     - env:
         IRCTEST_DEBUG_LOGS: ${{ runner.debug }}
       name: Test with pytest
-      run: PYTEST_ARGS='--junit-xml pytest.xml --timeout 300' PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH  PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/target/debug/sbin:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/target/debug/bin:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/target/debug:$PATH
+      run: PYTEST_ARGS='--junit-xml pytest.xml --timeout 300' PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH
+        IRCTEST_POSTGRESQL_URL=postgresql:// PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/target/debug/sbin:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/target/debug/bin:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/target/debug:$PATH
         make sable
       timeout-minutes: 30
     - if: always()
diff --git a/workflows.yml b/workflows.yml
index a7d129c..cf257d7 100644
--- a/workflows.yml
+++ b/workflows.yml
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ software:
                 workspaces: "sable -> target"
                 cache-on-failure: true
             - run: rustc --version
+            - run: start postgresql
+              run: "sudo systemctl start postgresql.service"
+        env: "IRCTEST_POSTGRESQL_URL=postgresql://"
         separate_build_job: false
         build_script: |
             cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/sable/