diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index e3e04e57..accf9d9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
             --health-timeout 5s
             --health-retries 3
             -p 8000:8000
-          run: surreal start memory -u root -p root --log trac
+          run: start memory -u root -p root --log trac
 #      - name: Download and install surrealdb
 #        run: curl -sSf https://install.surrealdb.com | sh
 #