diff --git a/quetz/tests/test_cli.py b/quetz/tests/test_cli.py
index 34bc1b92..754fd800 100644
--- a/quetz/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/quetz/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -606,10 +606,10 @@ def test_start_server_local_without_deployment(
     log.debug(" finished")
 
 # any test will hang forever on github actions
-if False:
+if True:
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("sqlite_in_memory", [False])
-    @pytest.mark.timeout(1)
+    @pytest.mark.timeout(1, method="signal")
     def test_start_server_local_with_deployment_and_config_file(
         empty_config_on_exit: None, config, config_dir, create_channels_dir, create_tables
     ):
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ def test_start_server_local_with_deployment_and_config_file(
 
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("sqlite_in_memory", [False])
-    @pytest.mark.timeout(1)
+    @pytest.mark.timeout(1, method="signal")
     def test_start_server_local_with_deployment_without_config_file(
         empty_config_on_exit: None,
         config_dir,
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ def test_start_server_local_with_deployment_without_config_file(
 
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("sqlite_in_memory", [False])
-    @pytest.mark.timeout(1)
+    @pytest.mark.timeout(1, method="signal")
     def test_start_server_s3_without_deployment_without_config_file(
         empty_config_on_exit: None,
         create_tables,