diff --git a/.github/workflows/mediator.pr.yml b/.github/workflows/mediator.pr.yml
index c9b459c151..3f77ca0c90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mediator.pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mediator.pr.yml
@@ -53,5 +53,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup database
         run: DATABASE_URL=${MYSQL_URL} sqlx migrate run --source mediator/migrations
       - name: "Run mediator integration tests"
-        run: |
-          RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 cargo test --package mediator;
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+        run: cargo run --bin mediator & sleep 5 && cargo test --verbose --package mediator -- --nocapture;
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diff --git a/mediator/src/agent/mod.rs b/mediator/src/agent/mod.rs
index 2a40a4633b..9371ae68fc 100644
--- a/mediator/src/agent/mod.rs
+++ b/mediator/src/agent/mod.rs
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ mod test {
         agent
             .init_service(
                 vec![],
-                format!("http://127.0.0.1:8005/aries").parse().unwrap(),
+                "http://127.0.0.1:8005/aries".to_string().parse().unwrap(),
             )
             .await
             .unwrap();