diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
index 9eb2664..addaeb0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -54,11 +54,14 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install dependencies
         uses: ./.gitea/actions/poetrybuild
-      - name: Install and configure seaf-cli
+      - name: Install seaf-cli
         run: |
           apt-get update
           apt-get install -y seafile-cli
+      - name: Configure seaf-cli and start daemon
+        run: |
           seaf-cli init -d /tmp
+          seaf-cli start
       - name: Fill configuration for test library
         run: |
           sed -i "s|__seafile_server__|${{ secrets.SEAFILE_SERVER }}|" tests/seafile_mirror.conf.yaml