diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a9de3d38..e6cb4b87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ jobs:
                     MYSQL_PASSWORD: joomla_ut
                     MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: joomla_ut
                     MYSQL_DATABASE: joomla_ut
+                options: >-
+                    --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping -h localhost -u joomla_ut -pjoomla_ut"
 
     tests-unit-mariadb:
         name: Run Unit tests on MariaDB
@@ -126,6 +128,8 @@ jobs:
                     MARIADB_PASSWORD: joomla_ut
                     MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: joomla_ut
                     MARIADB_DATABASE: joomla_ut
+                options: >-
+                    --health-cmd="healthcheck.sh --connect --innodb_initialized"
 
     tests-unit-postgres:
         name: Run Unit tests on PostgreSQL
@@ -150,6 +154,8 @@ jobs:
                     POSTGRES_USER: joomla_ut
                     POSTGRES_PASSWORD: joomla_ut
                     POSTGRES_DB: joomla_ut
+                options: >-
+                    --health-cmd="pg_isready -d joomla_ut"
 
     tests-unit-sqlsrv:
         name: Run Unit tests on SQLsrv
@@ -183,6 +189,8 @@ jobs:
                     ACCEPT_EULA: Y
                     MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD: Password12!
                     MSSQL_PID: Developer
+                options: >-
+                    --health-cmd="bash -c 'SQLCMD=$(command -v /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd || command -v /opt/mssql-tools18/bin/sqlcmd); [ -z \"$SQLCMD\" ] && exit 1; $SQLCMD -S localhost -U sa -P Password12! -C -Q SELECT\ 1'"
 
     tests-unit-windows:
         name: Run Unit tests on MSSQL (Windows)
diff --git a/Tests/Mysql/MysqlDriverTest.php b/Tests/Mysql/MysqlDriverTest.php
index 40499c00..fab980f9 100644
--- a/Tests/Mysql/MysqlDriverTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Mysql/MysqlDriverTest.php
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ class MysqlDriverTest extends AbstractDatabaseDriverTestCase
      */
     public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
     {
-        // Give the container a chance to get ready
-        sleep(20);
-
         parent::setUpBeforeClass();
 
         if (!static::$connection) {
diff --git a/Tests/Mysqli/MysqliDriverTest.php b/Tests/Mysqli/MysqliDriverTest.php
index 7bcb5ba5..adaaa3ae 100644
--- a/Tests/Mysqli/MysqliDriverTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Mysqli/MysqliDriverTest.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 namespace Joomla\Database\Tests\Mysqli;
 
 use Joomla\Database\DatabaseDriver;
-use Joomla\Database\DatabaseFactory;
 use Joomla\Database\Exception\ExecutionFailureException;
 use Joomla\Database\Mysqli\MysqliDriver;
 use Joomla\Database\Mysqli\MysqliExporter;
@@ -40,13 +39,6 @@ class MysqliDriverTest extends AbstractDatabaseDriverTestCase
      */
     public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
     {
-        $host = getenv('JOOMLA_TEST_DB_HOST');
-        $port = getenv('JOOMLA_TEST_DB_PORT') ?: 3306;
-
-        /** @var MysqliDriver $mysqli */
-        $mysqli = (new DatabaseFactory())->getDriver('mysqli');
-        $mysqli->healthCheck($host, $port, 10, 10, 1, 10);
-
         parent::setUpBeforeClass();
 
         if (!static::$connection) {
diff --git a/Tests/Pgsql/PgsqlDriverTest.php b/Tests/Pgsql/PgsqlDriverTest.php
index feecdb62..895614dc 100644
--- a/Tests/Pgsql/PgsqlDriverTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Pgsql/PgsqlDriverTest.php
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ class PgsqlDriverTest extends AbstractDatabaseDriverTestCase
      */
     public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
     {
-        // Give the container a chance to get ready
-        sleep(20);
-
         parent::setUpBeforeClass();
 
         if (!static::$connection) {
diff --git a/Tests/Sqlsrv/SqlsrvDriverTest.php b/Tests/Sqlsrv/SqlsrvDriverTest.php
index e833b586..0bf6c99c 100644
--- a/Tests/Sqlsrv/SqlsrvDriverTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Sqlsrv/SqlsrvDriverTest.php
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ class SqlsrvDriverTest extends AbstractDatabaseDriverTestCase
      */
     public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
     {
-        // Give the container a chance to get ready
-        sleep(20);
-
         parent::setUpBeforeClass();
 
         if (!static::$connection) {