diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml b/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
index 34f1ea9ad7..d8b93afb2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           --health-cmd pg_isready
           --health-interval 10s
           --health-timeout 5s
-          --health-retries 5s
+          --health-retries 5
         ports:
           - 5432:5432