diff --git a/.github/workflows/databases.yml b/.github/workflows/databases.yml
index 63f1aef541a6..0a1c2dac6c74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/databases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/databases.yml
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     services:
-      mysql:
+      mariadb:
         image: mariadb:10
         env:
-          MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: yes
-          MYSQL_DATABASE: laravel
+          MARIADB_ALLOW_EMPTY_ROOT_PASSWORD: yes
+          MARIADB_DATABASE: laravel
         ports:
           - 3306:3306
-        options: --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=3
+        options: --health-cmd="healthcheck.sh --connect --innodb_initialized" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=3
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true