diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright-test-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright-test-workflow.yml
index 44e1f0a3ef..f1f1fa827a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright-test-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright-test-workflow.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run ci:run
       - name: Run backend
         working-directory: ./packages/nocodb
-        run: npm run ci:run
+        run: npm run ci:run &
       - name: Cache playwright npm modules
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         id: playwright-cache
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/package.json b/packages/nocodb/package.json
index b11d082968..e29a502574 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/package.json
+++ b/packages/nocodb/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "run": "ts-node src/run/docker",
     "watch:try": "nodemon -e ts,js -w ./src -x \"ts-node src/run/try --log-error --project tsconfig.json\"",
     "example:docker": "ts-node src/run/docker.ts",
-    "ci:run": "npm install; npm run watch:run:playwright > mysql_test_backend.log &"
+    "ci:run": "npm install; npm run watch:run:playwright > mysql_test_backend.log"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=8.9"