diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 665101cb59..469912cbaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -32,22 +32,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Make data directory if needed
       run: |
         mkdir -p /home/runner/work/couchdb-cluster-admin/couchdb-cluster-admin/data
-    - name: Docker are you there
-      run: |
-        docker ps
     - name: Set up docker clusters
       run: |
         docker build -t couchdb-cluster - < docker-couchdb-cluster/Dockerfile
-        docker ps
-        docker run -d --name couchdb-cluster -p 15984:15984 -p 15986:15986 -p 25984:25984 -p 25986:25986 -p 35984:35984 -p 35986:35986 -p 45984:45984 -p 45986:45986 -t couchdb-cluster --with-admin-party-please -n 4
-        #-v $(pwd)/data:/usr/src/couchdb/dev/lib/ \
+        docker run -d --name couchdb-cluster -v $(pwd)/data:/usr/src/couchdb/dev/lib/ -p 15984:15984 -p 15986:15986 -p 25984:25984 -p 25986:25986 -p 35984:35984 -p 35986:35986 -p 45984:45984 -p 45986:45986 -t couchdb-cluster --with-admin-party-please -n 4
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
         pytest tests.py
-
-#  - |
-#    while :
-#    do
-#      curl http://localhost:15984/${db_name} -sv 2>&1 | grep '^< HTTP/.* 200 OK' && break || continue
-#      sleep 1
-#    done