diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-database/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-database/action.yml
index e6bd65f5de..efcf35c8f1 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-database/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-database/action.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ runs:
         postgresql version: "12"
         postgresql db: "evennia"
         postgresql user: "evennia"
-        postgresql password: "password"
+        postgresql password: "evennia"
 
     - name: Wait for PostgreSQL to activate
       if: ${{ inputs.database == 'postgresql' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml b/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
index 20b313e531..5b5932b269 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 40
 
     env:
-      UNIT_TEST_SETTINGS: "--settings=settings --timing --parallel auto"
+      UNIT_TEST_SETTINGS: "--settings=settings --keepdb --timing --parallel auto"
       COVERAGE_TEST_SETTINGS: "--settings=settings --timing"
 
     steps: