diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 6697969291..3166751049 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         # Provide the password for postgres
         env:
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+          POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: "--no-sync"
         # Set health checks to wait until postgres has started
         ports:
           - 5432:5432
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_coverage.yaml
index 10c98c59e7..415f9e9ef0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_coverage.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         # Provide the password for postgres
         env:
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+          POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: "--no-sync"
         # Set health checks to wait until postgres has started
         ports:
           - 5432:5432
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_prs_jest_report.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_prs_jest_report.yaml
index 1eddf90f12..d0fd07fa12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_prs_jest_report.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_prs_jest_report.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         # Provide the password for postgres
         env:
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+          POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: "--no-sync"
         # Set health checks to wait until postgres has started
         ports:
           - 5432:5432
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_prs_test_report.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_prs_test_report.yaml
index bc91b482e9..3d8bbc749b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_prs_test_report.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_prs_test_report.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         # Provide the password for postgres
         env:
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+          POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: "--no-sync"
         # Set health checks to wait until postgres has started
         ports:
           - 5432:5432