diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress-tests.yml
index 460331d0c..906216a3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress-tests.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ jobs:
   cypress-run:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: isbang/compose-action@v1.4.1
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Build and Run Application
+        uses: isbang/compose-action@v1.4.1
         env:
           GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_BASE64: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_BASE64 }}
         with:
@@ -25,7 +28,16 @@ jobs:
             docker-compose.yml
             docker-compose.test.yml
           compose-flags: "--env-file test.env"
-      - uses: cypress-io/github-action@v5.0.9
+
+      - name: Check Application Health
+        uses: jtalk/url-health-check-action@v3
+        with:
+          url: http://localhost/api/v3/testConnection
+          max-attempts: 12
+          retry-delay: 5s
+
+      - name: Cypress Run
+        uses: cypress-io/github-action@v5
         with:
           config: baseUrl=http://localhost
           spec: cypress/e2e/!(third-party)/**/*.cy.js