diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8a24d8f..687a521 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
   push:
 
 env:
-  DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://ci:ci@localhost:5432/batchcooking_ci?schema=public"
+  DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://ci:ci@localhost:5433/batchcooking_ci?schema=public"
   # Test-only secret, never used outside CI — real deployments must set their own.
   JWT_SECRET: "ci-only-secret-not-used-anywhere-else-32chars+"
   # Same reasoning as JWT_SECRET above — lets tech-step-worker.routes.test.ts