diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_smoke_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/check_smoke_tests.yml
index c70d512c..b2825ee2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_smoke_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_smoke_tests.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     # TODO: modify smoke tests to cover multiple db types
-    # services:
-    #   db:
-    #     image: postgres:17
-    #     env:
-    #       POSTGRES_USER: postgres
-    #       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: pw
-    #     ports:
-    #       - 5432:5432
+    services:
+      db:
+        image: postgres:17
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: pw
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
 
     steps:
     - name: Check out repository
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
-    - name: Prepare SQLite Database
-      run: |
-        # Ensure the SQLite database file exists
-        touch test.db
+    # - name: Prepare SQLite Database
+    #   run: |
+    #     # Ensure the SQLite database file exists
+    #     touch test.db
 
     - name: Build RecordLinker Docker Image
       run: |
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         # Start Record Linker Service with SQLite
         docker run -d --name rl-service \
           --network="host" \
-          -e DB_URI="sqlite:///test.db" \
-          -v $PWD/test.db:/app/test.db \
+          -e DB_URI="postgresql+psycopg2://postgres:pw@localhost:5432/postgres" \
           -p 8080:8080 \
           rl-service-image