diff --git a/test/test.sh b/test/test.sh
index 9bee51a8..bb8a4b9f 100755
--- a/test/test.sh
+++ b/test/test.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 DIR=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
 cd ${DIR}
+
+source test_helper.sh
+
 docker-compose up --force-recreate -d postgres mysql
 ./test-${DISTRO}.sh camunda
 ./test-${DISTRO}.sh camunda-mysql
diff --git a/test/test_helper.sh b/test/test_helper.sh
index 75d938ab..0a1e0925 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.sh
+++ b/test/test_helper.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash -eu
 RETRIES=100
 WAIT=5
+
+GHA=${GITHUB_ACTIONS:-false}
+if [ "${GHA}" = "true" ]; then
+  shopt -s expand_aliases
+  alias docker-compose="docker compose"
+fi
+
 function _log {
   >&2 echo $@
 }