diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 42d949a..251b18f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       mongo:
         image: mongo
         options: >-
-          --health-cmd "mongosh --eval 'db.runCommand("ping").ok' --quiet"
+          --health-cmd "mongo --eval 'db.adminCommand(\"ping\")' || exit 1"
           --health-interval 10s
           --health-timeout 5s
           --health-retries 5