diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 415e36c5..2217e820 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ jobs:
           - v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
           # fallback to using the latest cache if no exact match is found
           - v1-dependencies-
+      - run:
+          name: install dockerize
+          command: wget https://github.com/jwilder/dockerize/releases/download/$DOCKERIZE_VERSION/dockerize-linux-amd64-$DOCKERIZE_VERSION.tar.gz && sudo tar -C /usr/local/bin -xzvf dockerize-linux-amd64-$DOCKERIZE_VERSION.tar.gz && rm dockerize-linux-amd64-$DOCKERIZE_VERSION.tar.gz
+          environment:
+            DOCKERIZE_VERSION: v0.6.1
+      - run:
+          name: Wait for db
+          command: dockerize -wait tcp://localhost:3306 -timeout 1m
       - run: npm install
       - run: npm run refresh-db
       - run: npm test