diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 90ce556e5..b878b3177 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,26 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
   build_and_test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+    - name: Create Database
+      run: createdb nzyme-java-tests
+
     - name: Set up JDK 11
       uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
@@ -24,3 +41,5 @@ jobs:
     
     - name: Build and Test
       run: mvn -B test
+      env:
+        TEST_DATABASE_URL: postgresql://localhost:5432/nzyme-java-tests