diff --git a/.github/workflows/platform-backend-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/platform-backend-ci.yml
index 6f723dfc667e..32ff539351d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/platform-backend-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/platform-backend-ci.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - id: supabase
         name: Start Supabase
+        working-directory: .
         run: |
+          supabase init
           supabase start
           supabase status -o env >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         # outputs: