diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 841966d..cf4d897 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup
         run: docker-compose up -d
 
-      - name: Startup
-        run: sudo ./docker/wait.sh
+      - name: Wait for MSSQL
+        uses: jakejarvis/wait-action@master
+        with:
+          time: '10s'
 
       - name: Restore
         shell: pwsh
diff --git a/docker/wait.sh b/docker/wait.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 91e7db4..0000000
--- a/docker/wait.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# wait for MSSQL server to start
-export STATUS=1
-i=0
-
-while [[ $STATUS -ne 0 ]] && [[ $i -lt 30 ]]; do
-	i=$i+1
-	/opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd -t 1 -S localhost -U sa -P "Password12!" -Q "SELECT 1" >> /dev/null
-	STATUS=$?
-done
-
-if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
-	echo "Error: MSSQL took more than thirty seconds to start up."
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "MSSQL started!"