diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend.yaml b/.github/workflows/frontend.yaml
index 40dcc528a..2798eaab6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
           npm run test:unit
-      - if: false
-        name: Run end-to-end tests
+      - name: Spin up database
+        run: |
+          docker compose up cockroach -d
+      - name: Run end-to-end tests
         run: |
           npm run test:e2e:ci