diff --git a/scripts/run-test.sh b/scripts/run-test.sh
index 1941700e..c1acb060 100644
--- a/scripts/run-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-test.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 # Run tests
 
+docker rm -f sl-test-db
+
 docker run -d --name sl-test-db -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=test -e POSTGRES_USER=test -e POSTGRES_DB=test -p 15432:5432 postgres:13
 
+# the time the DB container starts
+sleep 5
+
 poetry run pytest
 
 docker rm -f sl-test-db
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