diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-frontend-a11y.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-frontend-a11y.yml
index 9b3b5722e..76ee869d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-frontend-a11y.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-frontend-a11y.yml
@@ -42,12 +42,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Start server and log output
         run: npm run start &
 
-      - name: Wait for server to be ready
+      - name: Wait for frontend to be ready
         run: |
           # Ensure the server wait script is executable
           chmod +x ./bin/wait-for-frontend.sh
           ./bin/wait-for-frontend.sh
 
+      - name: Start API Server for e2e tests
+        run: |
+            cd ../api
+            make init db-seed-local start &
+            cd ../frontend
+            # Ensure the API wait script is executable
+            chmod +x ../api/bin/wait-for-api.sh
+            ../api/bin/wait-for-api.sh
+        shell: bash
+
       - name: Run pa11y-ci
         run: |
             npm run test:pa11y