diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_kube.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_kube.yaml
index c1ab976..85d79ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_kube.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_kube.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |-
           set -euo pipefail
           find init/ -name 'secrets.*.yaml' -print -exec podman kube play {} \;
-          find kube/ -name '*.yaml' -print -exec podman kube play --quiet {} \;
+          find kube/ -name '*.yaml' -print -exec podman kube play --quiet --start=false {} \;
+      - name: Start pods
+        run: podman pod start -a
       - name: Wait for healthy state
         run: |-
           set -euo pipefail