diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index 69862fa..bf7fd95 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           MYSQL_USER: incr_user
           MYSQL_PASSWORD: incr_password
           MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root_password
-        options: --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping -u root -proot_password" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=10
+        options: --health-cmd="mysql -u root -proot_password -e 'SELECT 1'" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=12
 
     steps:
       - uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/checkout@v4