diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
index 0b58e9a..85e08c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         github_access_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+    - name: Start dev vm for database
+      run: nix run .#dev-vm
+
     - name: Run playwright tests
       run: |
         cd web-app