diff --git a/.github/actions/go-test-setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/go-test-setup/action.yml
index 2b9d64e30..b664f3628 100644
--- a/.github/actions/go-test-setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/go-test-setup/action.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ runs:
     - name: Install go-ipfs
       shell: bash
       run: (cd /tmp && go install github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs@master)
-    - name: Initialize go-ipfs
-      shell: bash
-      run: (ipfs init)
-    - name: Run go-ipfs
-      shell: bash
-      run: (ipfs daemon --enable-pubsub-experiment &)
+    - uses: ipfs/start-ipfs-daemon-action@v1
+      with:
+        args: --init --enable-pubsub-experiment