diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ed9224f..c858141 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -154,14 +154,6 @@ 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: |
diff --git a/consumer/tests/test_adapters/test_upsert_iot_records/test_postgres/conftest.py b/consumer/tests/test_adapters/test_upsert_iot_records/test_postgres/conftest.py
index db892d2..6e1d551 100644
--- a/consumer/tests/test_adapters/test_upsert_iot_records/test_postgres/conftest.py
+++ b/consumer/tests/test_adapters/test_upsert_iot_records/test_postgres/conftest.py
@@ -4,6 +4,32 @@
 import pytest
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
+def init_postgres_tables() -> None:
+    with psycopg2.connect(
+        host=PostgresConfig.HOST,
+        port=PostgresConfig.PORT,
+        user=PostgresConfig.USERNAME,
+        password=PostgresConfig.PASSWORD,
+        database=PostgresConfig.DATABASE,
+    ) as conn:
+        with conn.cursor() as cursor:
+            cursor.execute(
+                """
+                CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS records (
+                    record_time TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL,
+                    sensor_id CHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+                    value DOUBLE PRECISION NOT NULL,
+                    PRIMARY KEY(record_time, sensor_id)
+                );
+
+                CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_records_record_time ON records USING BTREE (record_time);
+                CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_records_sensor_id ON records USING BTREE (sensor_id);
+                """
+            )
+            conn.commit()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def postgres_upsert_iot_records_client() -> PostgresUpsertIOTRecordsClient:
     return PostgresUpsertIOTRecordsClient(