diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/run_tests_client.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/run_tests_client.sh
index a30028186f..5061dd6787 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/run_tests_client.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/run_tests_client.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/client  # to install frontend dependencies
 npm install -d
 #./node_modules/grunt/bin/grunt build_for_testing
 
-cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/backend && coverage run ./bin/globaleaks -z &
+cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/backend && coverage run ./bin/globaleaks -z -n &
 
 PID=$!