diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.gitea/workflows/pipeline.yml
index 3e2f0a1..929c0d3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -114,31 +114,27 @@ jobs:
   api-integration:
     name: API Integration Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    services:
-      postgres:
-        image: postgres:16
-        env:
-          POSTGRES_USER: reactbin
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: reactbin
-          POSTGRES_DB: reactbin_test
-        options: >-
-          --health-cmd pg_isready
-          --health-interval 5s
-          --health-timeout 5s
-          --health-retries 10
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Start MinIO
+      - name: Start services
         run: |
+          docker run -d --name ci-postgres \
+            --network container:$(hostname) \
+            -e POSTGRES_USER=reactbin \
+            -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=reactbin \
+            -e POSTGRES_DB=reactbin_test \
+            postgres:16
           docker run -d --name ci-minio \
             --network container:$(hostname) \
             -e MINIO_ROOT_USER=minioadmin \
             -e MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=minioadmin \
             quay.io/minio/minio server /data
 
-      - name: Create MinIO bucket
+      - name: Wait for services and create bucket
         run: |
+          until docker exec ci-postgres pg_isready -U reactbin; do sleep 2; done
           curl -fsSL https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-amd64/mc -o /tmp/mc
           chmod +x /tmp/mc
           until /tmp/mc alias set local http://localhost:9000 minioadmin minioadmin; do sleep 2; done
@@ -164,8 +160,8 @@ jobs:
         run: uv run pytest tests/integration/ -q
         working-directory: api
         env:
-          TEST_DATABASE_URL: postgresql+asyncpg://reactbin:reactbin@postgres/reactbin_test
-          DATABASE_URL: postgresql+asyncpg://reactbin:reactbin@postgres/reactbin_test
+          TEST_DATABASE_URL: postgresql+asyncpg://reactbin:reactbin@localhost/reactbin_test
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql+asyncpg://reactbin:reactbin@localhost/reactbin_test
           S3_ENDPOINT_URL: http://localhost:9000
           S3_BUCKET_NAME: reactbin-test
           S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID: minioadmin
@@ -176,9 +172,9 @@ jobs:
           OWNER_USERNAME: testowner
           OWNER_PASSWORD: testpass
 
-      - name: Stop MinIO
+      - name: Stop services
         if: always()
-        run: docker stop ci-minio || true && docker rm ci-minio || true
+        run: docker stop ci-postgres ci-minio || true && docker rm ci-postgres ci-minio || true
 
   # ── Image builds (tag-only, gated on all jobs) ────────────────────────────────