diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1a7185a..afc576c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: HMS Backend CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [main]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ jobs:
         image: mongo:6.0
         ports:
           - 27017:27017
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "mongosh --eval 'db.runCommand({ ping: 1 })'"
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -37,7 +42,11 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run lint
 
       - name: Run Tests
+        env:
+          NODE_ENV: test
+          JWT_SECRET: testsecret123
+          MONGO_URI: mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/hms_test
         run: npm test
 
-      - name: Build docker image
+      - name: Build Docker Image
         run: docker build -t hms-backend:${{ github.sha }} .
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