diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/TestLiveServer.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/TestLiveServer.cs
index 32f3dcdca4..4e53bc70b5 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/TestLiveServer.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/TestLiveServer.cs
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Live
 
 			var connectionFactory = new DatabaseConnectionFactory();
 
-			using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));
+			using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(LiveTestUtils.RunningInGitHubActions ? 10 : 1));
 			var cancellationToken = cts.Token;
 
 			try
 			{
 				while (true)
 				{
-					using var connection = connectionFactory.CreateConnection(connectionString, databaseType);
+					await using var connection = connectionFactory.CreateConnection(connectionString, databaseType);
 					try
 					{
 						await connection.OpenAsync(cancellationToken);