diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a133c0e..aee6659 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [ '3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10' ]
+    env:
+        GITHUB_ACTIONS: true
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: setup python
diff --git a/tests/resources/create-sirix-users.sh b/tests/resources/create-sirix-users.sh
index 40d50ac..4d22222 100755
--- a/tests/resources/create-sirix-users.sh
+++ b/tests/resources/create-sirix-users.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@ USERNAME="admin"
 PASSWORD="admin"
 ROLES="create,modify,delete,view"
 
+# Determine if running in GitHub Actions or locally
+if [ "$GITHUB_ACTIONS" == "true" ]; then
+  KEYCLOAK_HOST="keycloak"
+else
+  KEYCLOAK_HOST="localhost"
+fi
+
 user_exists() {
   $KEYCLOAK_HOME/bin/kcadm.sh get users -r "$REALM" -q "username=$USERNAME" --fields username | grep -q "\"username\" : \"$USERNAME\""
 }
 
-$KEYCLOAK_HOME/bin/kcadm.sh config credentials --server http://localhost:8080 --realm master --user "$USERNAME" --password "$PASSWORD"
+$KEYCLOAK_HOME/bin/kcadm.sh config credentials --server http://$KEYCLOAK_HOST:8080 --realm master --user "$USERNAME" --password "$PASSWORD"
 
 if user_exists; then
   echo "User '$USERNAME' already exists in realm '$REALM'."
@@ -25,4 +32,4 @@ else
     echo "Failed to add user '$USERNAME' to realm '$REALM'."
     exit 1
   fi
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
diff --git a/tests/resources/docker-compose.yml b/tests/resources/docker-compose.yml
index b8249a3..d700b2c 100644
--- a/tests/resources/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/resources/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3.4'
 services:
   keycloak:
     build: .
@@ -22,10 +21,10 @@ services:
     networks:
       - auth-network
     healthcheck:
-      test: "curl -f http://localhost:8080/ || exit 1"
-      timeout: 3s
-      start_period: 10s
-      retries: 20
+      test: [ "CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://keycloak:8080/realms/master" ]
+      interval: 60s
+      timeout: 20s
+      retries: 10
   server:
     image: sirixdb/sirix
     ports:
diff --git a/tests/resources/wait-for-keycloak.sh b/tests/resources/wait-for-keycloak.sh
index 0d3e999..e0ab024 100755
--- a/tests/resources/wait-for-keycloak.sh
+++ b/tests/resources/wait-for-keycloak.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,15 @@
 # Start Keycloak in the background
 /opt/keycloak/bin/kc.sh "$@" &
 
+# Determine if running in GitHub Actions or locally
+if [ "$GITHUB_ACTIONS" == "true" ]; then
+  KEYCLOAK_HOST="keycloak"
+else
+  KEYCLOAK_HOST="localhost"
+fi
+
 # Wait for Keycloak to be ready
-until curl -sf http://localhost:8080 > /dev/null; do
+until curl -sf http://$KEYCLOAK_HOST:8080 > /dev/null; do
   echo "Waiting for Keycloak to be ready..."
   sleep 5
 done
@@ -13,4 +20,4 @@ done
 /opt/keycloak/scripts/create-sirix-users.sh
 
 # Keep the container running
-wait
\ No newline at end of file
+wait