diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index eecfd05e..1359d44c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -57,5 +57,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Boot testchain
         run: make start-testchain-verbose &
 
+      - name: Wait for testchain to initialize
+        run: |
+          echo "Waiting for testchain to initialize..."
+          sleep 15
+          curl -s http://localhost:8545 -H"Content-type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_syncing","params":[],"id":1}' || (echo "Testchain not ready"; exit 1)
+          echo "Testchain is ready"
+
       - name: Test
         run: make test