diff --git a/.docker/.env.example b/.docker/.env.example
index 633abb03c..72c71b2df 100644
--- a/.docker/.env.example
+++ b/.docker/.env.example
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ APP_CODE_PATH_CONTAINER=/data/www
 APPLICATION_CODE_PATH_CONTAINER=/application
 APP_CODE_PATH_HOST=../../src
 APPLICATION_CODE_PATH_HOST=../../
-
 APP_CODE_PATH_HOST=../../src
+
 APP_HOST=app.local
 NETWORKS_DRIVER=bridge
 
+MYSQL_BACKUP_PATH_HOST=../../dev_db/mysql.sql
+
 NGINX_HOST_HTTP_PORT=80
 NGINX_HOST_HTTPS_PORT=443
 
diff --git a/.docker/docker-compose/docker-compose.local.yml b/.docker/docker-compose/docker-compose.local.yml
index 194e899bf..eee9b913d 100644
--- a/.docker/docker-compose/docker-compose.local.yml
+++ b/.docker/docker-compose/docker-compose.local.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ services:
       - MYSQL_PASSWORD=${MYSQL_PASSWORD?}
       - MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=true
       - TZ=${TIMEZONE:-UTC}
-    # volumes:
+    volumes:
+      - ${MYSQL_BACKUP_PATH_HOST?}:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/database.sql    
       #      - mysql:/var/lib/mysql
     command: mysqld --sql_mode="ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION" --character-set-server=utf8 --collation-server=utf8_slovenian_ci --innodb-flush-log-at-trx-commit=0
     networks:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/run_tests.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/run_tests.yaml
index 710abf3d3..16da011b6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/run_tests.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/run_tests.yaml
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Load Data
         run: |
           docker exec -i psc_local-mongodb-1 /usr/bin/mongorestore --archive < ./dev_db/mongodb.dump
-          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
@@ -58,8 +56,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Load Data
         run: |
           docker exec -i psc_local-mongodb-1 /usr/bin/mongorestore --archive < ./dev_db/mongodb.dump
-          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