diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/test-backend.yml
index 461ba8e8..cfc9f7a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-backend.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ jobs:
           uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
           with:
             dotnet-version: '7.0.x'
-        - name: Create .env file
-          run: cp example.env .env
-        - name: Spin up containers
-          run: docker compose up -d
-        - name: Run Tests on In Memory Database
-          run: ApplicationContext__UseInMemoryDb=true dotnet test LeaderboardBackend.Test
-        - name: Run Tests on Test Postgres Database
-          run: ApplicationContext__UseInMemoryDb=false dotnet test LeaderboardBackend.Test
+        - name: Restore NuGet packages 
+          run: dotnet restore
+        - name: Build
+          run: dotnet build --no-restore
+        - name: Run tests
+          run: dotnet test LeaderboardBackend.Test --no-restore
diff --git a/LeaderboardBackend.Jobs/LeaderboardBackend.Jobs.csproj b/LeaderboardBackend.Jobs/LeaderboardBackend.Jobs.csproj
index 73850be8..7ad9a1d2 100644
--- a/LeaderboardBackend.Jobs/LeaderboardBackend.Jobs.csproj
+++ b/LeaderboardBackend.Jobs/LeaderboardBackend.Jobs.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="../.env">
+    <None Include="../.env" Condition="Exists('../.env')">
 	  <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/LeaderboardBackend.Test/LeaderboardBackend.Test.csproj b/LeaderboardBackend.Test/LeaderboardBackend.Test.csproj
index 7d24fee1..475ea7e0 100644
--- a/LeaderboardBackend.Test/LeaderboardBackend.Test.csproj
+++ b/LeaderboardBackend.Test/LeaderboardBackend.Test.csproj
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="../.env">
+    <None Include="../.env" Condition="Exists('../.env')">
 	  <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/LeaderboardBackend/LeaderboardBackend.csproj b/LeaderboardBackend/LeaderboardBackend.csproj
index 85e04ba1..fcb3a41e 100644
--- a/LeaderboardBackend/LeaderboardBackend.csproj
+++ b/LeaderboardBackend/LeaderboardBackend.csproj
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
-		<None Include="../.env">
+		<None Include="../.env" Condition="Exists('../.env')">
 			<CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
 		</None>
 	</ItemGroup>