diff --git a/.github/workflows/api_test.yml b/.github/workflows/api_test.yml
index 3c1e7c2..84477cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api_test.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: '18'
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: npm install
+    - name: Install server dependencies
+      run: |
+        cd test_server
+        npm install
+    - name: Start test server
+      run: |
+        cd test_server
+        nohup npm start &
     - name: Run tests
       run: npm test
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 933ca4d..f58c19e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ stages:
 
 api_test:
   stage: test
-  image: node:14
-  script:
+  image: node:18
+  before_script:
+    - cd test_server
     - npm install
-    - npm test
+    - nohup npm start &
+  script:
+    - cd ../
+    - npm run test
   only:
     - main