diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index f5742db12..bc8b03757 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ jobs:
           # NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_PASSWORD }}
           # NOTIFY_ENVIRONMENT: development
       - name: Run Admin server
+        ports:
+          - 6011:6011
+        options: --health-cmd="curl --fail https://notify-api-staging.app.cloud.gov:6011/" || exit 1"
         run: make run-flask &
         env:
           API_HOST_NAME: https://notify-api-staging.app.cloud.gov/