diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 30ae392..26debb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ jobs:
         run: cd Vereya/server && ./launch.sh &
         env:
           GITHUB_WORKSPACE: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+      - name: wait for server to run
+        run: timeout 60s bash -c "while ! curl -v -s http://localhost:25565/health 2>&1 | grep -q 'Empty reply'; do sleep 5s; done"
       - name: run test
         run: |
           ps a|grep [j]ava &&