diff --git a/.github/workflows/REUSABLE_backend.yml b/.github/workflows/REUSABLE_backend.yml
index 6d92de6498..9e14e4a5fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/REUSABLE_backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/REUSABLE_backend.yml
@@ -154,16 +154,7 @@ jobs:
 
     services:
       mysql:
-        image: ${{ matrix.driver == 'mysql' && matrix.service || '' }}
-        env:
-          MYSQL_DATABASE: ${{ env.DB_DATABASE }}
-          MYSQL_USER: ${{ env.DB_USERNAME }}
-          MYSQL_PASSWORD: ${{ env.DB_PASSWORD }}
-          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${{ env.DB_PASSWORD }}
-        ports:
-          - 13306:3306
-      mariadb:
-        image: ${{ matrix.driver == 'mariadb' && matrix.service || '' }}
+        image: ${{ matrix.driver == 'mysql' && matrix.service || (matrix.driver == 'mariadb' && matrix.service || '') }}
         env:
           MYSQL_DATABASE: ${{ env.DB_DATABASE }}
           MYSQL_USER: ${{ env.DB_USERNAME }}
@@ -203,18 +194,12 @@ jobs:
           tools: phpunit, composer:v2
           ini-values: ${{ matrix.php_ini_values }}
 
-      - name: Create MySQL Database
-        if: ${{ matrix.driver == 'mysql' }}
+      - name: Create ${{ matrix.db }} Database
+        if: ${{ matrix.driver == 'mysql' || matrix.driver == 'mariadb' }}
         run: |
           sudo systemctl start mysql
           mysql -uroot -proot -e 'CREATE DATABASE flarum_test;' --port 13306
 
-      - name: Create MariaDB Database
-        if: ${{ matrix.driver == 'mariadb' }}
-        run: |
-          sudo systemctl start mariadb
-          mariadb -uroot -proot -e 'CREATE DATABASE flarum_test;' --port 13306
-
       - name: Install Composer dependencies
         run: composer install
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.backend_directory }}