diff --git a/.docker/.env.example b/.docker/.env.example
index 06955f169..dd294a7b6 100644
--- a/.docker/.env.example
+++ b/.docker/.env.example
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ VOLUMES_DRIVER=local
 ALPINE_VERSION=3.12
 COMPOSER_VERSION=2.2.5
 MYSQL_VERSION=10.4.8
-MONGODB_VERSION=5
+MONGODB_VERSION=7
 NGINX_VERSION=1.21.5-alpine
 PHP_VERSION=8.2
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/run_tests.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/run_tests.yaml
index 84040a28c..b28317291 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/run_tests.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/run_tests.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Load Data
         run: |
           docker exec -i psc_local-mongodb-1 /usr/bin/mongorestore --archive < ./dev_db/mongodb.dump
-          docker exec -i psc_local-mysql-1 /usr/bin/mysql --host localhost psc < ./dev_db/mysql.sql
+          sleep 5s & docker exec -i psc_local-mysql-1 /usr/bin/mysql --host localhost psc < ./dev_db/mysql.sql
       - name: Run Tests
         run: |
           make test
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Load Data
         run: |
           docker exec -i psc_local-mongodb-1 /usr/bin/mongorestore --archive < ./dev_db/mongodb.dump
-          docker exec -i psc_local-mysql-1 /usr/bin/mysql --host localhost psc < ./dev_db/mysql.sql
+          sleep 5s & docker exec -i psc_local-mysql-1 /usr/bin/mysql --host localhost psc < ./dev_db/mysql.sql
       - name: Run Tests
         run: |
           make test