diff --git a/test-and-deploy.yml b/test-and-deploy.yml
index 8fcdd3deb444714f7302b1b0f60942a724abf297..414221c2eebe31c04f094524d030a22e4c62899f 100644
--- a/test-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/test-and-deploy.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ stages:
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
   script: |
-    docker container ls --all -q -f name=^${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME}_mariadb_1$
+    docker exec ${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME}_mariadb_1 mysql -u drupal --password=drupal -e "show tables;" drupal
     DBREQUIRED="no"
     if [[ "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" == "master" ]]; then
       DBREQUIRED="yes"