diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c858141..ed9224f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         working-directory: ${{env.WORKDIR}}
         run: pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+      - name: Setup database
+        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          PGPASSWORD=${{ needs.load-dotenv.outputs.postgres-password }} \
+          psql -h localhost \
+            -p ${{ needs.load-dotenv.outputs.postgres-port }} \
+            -U ${{ needs.load-dotenv.outputs.postgres-username }} \
+            -tc "$(cat database/assets/create_records_table.sql)"
       - name: Run tests
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |