diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 14344610d..8486120f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           # NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_PASSWORD }}
           # NOTIFY_ENVIRONMENT: development
       - name: Run Admin server
-        run: make run-flask
+        run: make run-flask &
         env:
           API_HOST_NAME: https://notify-api-staging.app.cloud.gov/
           # API_HOST_NAME: http://localhost:6011