diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4bd72f974..dc6b5df3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -122,10 +122,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         chmod -R a+rw ./data
         chmod -R a+rw ./logs
-        docker compose --profile rest-api --profile minio --profile evaluation-engine up -d
-
-        echo "Waiting for PHP API to boot..."
-        timeout 60s bash -c 'until [ "$(docker inspect -f {{.State.Health.Status}} openml-php-rest-api)" == "healthy" ]; do sleep 5; done'
+        # specify the services directly for now because there isn't yet a profile
+        # for ES-less PHP API
+        docker compose up nginx php-api minio evaluation-engine --quiet-pull --wait
 
         echo "Final Verification: Gateway Connectivity..."
         curl -sSfL http://localhost:8000/api/v1/xml/data/1 | head -n 15