diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
index c1c012c..4f5a906 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "pytest uses Dev Postgres (${APP_DIR}); event=${{ github.event_name }}"
           cd "$APP_DIR"
           for i in $(seq 1 60); do
-            if [ -f "$APP_DIR/pyproject.toml" ] && docker compose -f "$COMPOSE_FILE" exec -T api true 2>/dev/null; then
-              echo "api and pyproject.toml ready (attempt $i)"
+            if [ -f "$APP_DIR/pyproject.toml" ] \
+              && grep -q "api-test:" "$COMPOSE_FILE" \
+              && docker compose -f "$COMPOSE_FILE" exec -T api true 2>/dev/null; then
+              echo "api and test profile ready (attempt $i)"
               break
             fi
             if [ "$i" -eq 60 ]; then
@@ -45,15 +47,11 @@ jobs:
             psql -U "$PGUSER" -d postgres -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 \
             -c "CREATE DATABASE buyingagent_test OWNER ${PGUSER};"
           docker compose -f "$COMPOSE_FILE" --profile test build --pull=false api-test
-          docker compose -f "$COMPOSE_FILE" --profile test run --rm --no-deps \
-            -v "${APP_DIR}:/src:ro" \
-            -w /src \
-            -e PYTHONPATH=/src \
-            -e DB_NAME=buyingagent_test \
-            -e ENVIRONMENT=test \
-            -e ENGINE_BUILD=test \
-            api-test \
-            /bin/sh -c '/app/.venv/bin/alembic upgrade head && /app/.venv/bin/pytest tests -m "not slow" -ra --tb=short --cache-dir=/tmp/pytest-cache'
+          RUN_OPTS="--rm --no-deps -v ${APP_DIR}:/src:ro -w /src -e PYTHONPATH=/src -e DB_NAME=buyingagent_test -e ENVIRONMENT=test -e ENGINE_BUILD=test"
+          docker compose -f "$COMPOSE_FILE" --profile test run $RUN_OPTS \
+            api-test /app/.venv/bin/alembic upgrade head
+          docker compose -f "$COMPOSE_FILE" --profile test run $RUN_OPTS \
+            api-test /app/.venv/bin/pytest tests -ra --tb=short --cache-dir=/tmp/pytest-cache
 
   smoke-dev:
     if: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_run' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}