diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c59fb998..7a8001d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ jobs:
           --health-timeout 5s
           --health-retries 5
 
+      message-db:
+        image: ethangarofolo/message-db:1.2.6
+        ports:
+          - 5433:5432
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: