diff --git a/.github/workflows/blt.yml b/.github/workflows/blt.yml
index 3e3cecea..670a2e09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/blt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/blt.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,16 @@ jobs:
   build:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
+    services:
+      mongodb:
+        image: mongo:latest
+        env:
+          MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: root
+          MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
+          MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: nmdc
+          MONGO_HOST: localhost
+        ports:
+          - 27017:27017
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python 3.9
@@ -31,17 +40,8 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
-    services:
-      mongodb:
-        image: mongo
-        env:
-          MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: root
-          MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
-          MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: nmdc
-          MONGO_HOST: localhost
-        ports:
-          - 27017:27017
-        options: --health-cmd "mongo --version" --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 12
+
+
     steps:
 #    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 #    - name: Set up Python 3.9