diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 3ea31efd..11dfff35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           - 3306:3306
         env:
-          MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: super_secret_pa$$w0rd
+          MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: super_secret_passw0rd
           MARIADB_DATABASE: campus_db
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ jobs:
           go-version: '1.21'
           cache-dependency-path: |
             server/go.sum
+      - name: wait for db
+        run: sleep 30
       - name: run migration
         run: go run main.go
         working-directory: ./server
         env:
           EXIT_AFTER_MIGRATION: "true"
-          DB_DSN: root:super_secret_pa$$w0rd@tcp(db:3306)/campus_db?charset=utf8mb4&parseTime=True&loc=Local
+          DB_DSN: root:super_secret_passw0rd@tcp(db:3306)/campus_db?charset=utf8mb4&parseTime=True&loc=Local
           ENVIRONMENT: dev
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest