diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index cdc82b96..ca7ac54b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           - 3306:3306
         env:
+          MYSQL_HOST: 127.0.0.1
           MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
           MYSQL_USER: github
           MYSQL_PASSWORD: github
@@ -103,8 +104,6 @@ jobs:
           rubygems: latest
       - name: Set up databases
         run: |
-          sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
-          mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE ${{ env.DB_DATABASE }} CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;' -u root -proot
           psql -h localhost -U postgres -c 'create database ${{ env.DB_DATABASE }};'
           psql -h localhost -U postgres -d ${{ env.DB_DATABASE }} -c 'create extension if not exists hstore;'
           psql -h localhost -U postgres -c 'create extension if not exists postgis;'
diff --git a/test/github/database.yml b/test/github/database.yml
index 2d1fefe1..1cd5ca42 100644
--- a/test/github/database.yml
+++ b/test/github/database.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ common: &common
   password: root
   encoding: utf8
   collation: utf8_general_ci
-  host:     localhost
+  host: 127.0.0.1
   database: activerecord_import_test
 
 jdbcpostgresql: &postgresql
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ seamless_database_pool:
   pool_adapter: mysql2
   prepared_statements: false
   master:
-    host: localhost
+    host: 127.0.0.1
 
 sqlite:
   adapter: sqlite