diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a1859a13..0501ce43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ jobs:
           php-version: ${{ matrix.php-versions }}
           coverage: pcov
           extensions: mbstring, intl, gd, xsl, gmp, bcmath        
-      
+    
+      - name: Start MySQL
+        run: sudo systemctl start mysql.service
+    
       #- name: Setup MySQL
       #  uses: mirromutth/mysql-action@v1.1
       #  with: