diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-test.yaml
index a0f5e0eca..22463aae3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-test.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ jobs:
           cache: 'maven'
 
       - name: Execute unit tests
+        env:
+          TESTCONTAINERS_REUSE_ENABLE: "true"
         run: |-
           mvn clean
           mvn test -P enhance
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/PersistenceCapableTest.java b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/PersistenceCapableTest.java
index 7f9dd9cd9..99d3d729d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/PersistenceCapableTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/PersistenceCapableTest.java
@@ -25,16 +25,13 @@
 import org.datanucleus.api.jdo.JDOPersistenceManagerFactory;
 import org.dependencytrack.event.kafka.KafkaProducerInitializer;
 import org.dependencytrack.persistence.QueryManager;
-import org.dependencytrack.persistence.migration.MigrationInitializer;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.contrib.java.lang.system.EnvironmentVariables;
-import org.postgresql.ds.PGSimpleDataSource;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.PostgreSQLContainer;
-import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
 
 import javax.jdo.JDOHelper;
 import java.sql.Connection;
@@ -46,7 +43,7 @@ public abstract class PersistenceCapableTest {
     @Rule
     public EnvironmentVariables environmentVariables = new EnvironmentVariables();
 
-    protected static PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgresContainer;
+    protected static PostgresTestContainer postgresContainer;
     protected MockProducer<byte[], byte[]> kafkaMockProducer;
     protected QueryManager qm;
 
@@ -54,9 +51,8 @@ public abstract class PersistenceCapableTest {
     public static void init() throws Exception {
         Config.enableUnitTests();
 
-        postgresContainer = createPostgresContainer();
+        postgresContainer = new PostgresTestContainer();
         postgresContainer.start();
-        runMigrations(postgresContainer);
     }
 
     @Before
@@ -87,17 +83,9 @@ public void after() {
 
     @AfterClass
     public static void tearDownClass() {
-        if (postgresContainer != null) {
-            postgresContainer.stop();
-        }
-    }
-
-    @SuppressWarnings("resource")
-    protected static PostgreSQLContainer<?> createPostgresContainer() {
-        return new PostgreSQLContainer<>(DockerImageName.parse("postgres:11-alpine"))
-                .withUsername("dtrack")
-                .withPassword("dtrack")
-                .withDatabaseName("dtrack");
+//        if (postgresContainer != null) {
+//            postgresContainer.stop();
+//        }
     }
 
     protected static void configurePmf(final PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgresContainer) {
@@ -118,14 +106,6 @@ protected static void configurePmf(final PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgresContaine
         PersistenceManagerFactory.setJdoPersistenceManagerFactory(pmf);
     }
 
-    protected static void runMigrations(final PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgresContainer) throws Exception {
-        final var dataSource = new PGSimpleDataSource();
-        dataSource.setUrl(postgresContainer.getJdbcUrl());
-        dataSource.setUser(postgresContainer.getUsername());
-        dataSource.setPassword(postgresContainer.getPassword());
-        MigrationInitializer.runMigration(dataSource, /* silent */ true);
-    }
-
     protected static void truncateTables(final PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgresContainer) throws Exception {
         // Truncate all tables to ensure each test starts from a clean slate.
         // https://stackoverflow.com/a/63227261
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/PostgresTestContainer.java b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/PostgresTestContainer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99f682f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/PostgresTestContainer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package org.dependencytrack;
+
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.command.InspectContainerResponse;
+import org.dependencytrack.persistence.migration.MigrationInitializer;
+import org.postgresql.ds.PGSimpleDataSource;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.PostgreSQLContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
+
+public class PostgresTestContainer extends PostgreSQLContainer<PostgresTestContainer> {
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("resource")
+    public PostgresTestContainer() {
+        super(DockerImageName.parse("postgres:11-alpine"));
+        withUsername("dtrack");
+        withPassword("dtrack");
+        withDatabaseName("dtrack");
+        withLabel("owner", "hyades-apiserver");
+
+        // NB: Container reuse won't be active unless either:
+        //  - The environment variable TESTCONTAINERS_REUSE_ENABLE=true is set
+        //  - testcontainers.reuse.enable=false is set in ~/.testcontainers.properties
+        withReuse(true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void containerIsStarted(final InspectContainerResponse containerInfo, final boolean reused) {
+        super.containerIsStarted(containerInfo, reused);
+
+        if (reused) {
+            logger().debug("Reusing container; Migration not necessary");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        final var dataSource = new PGSimpleDataSource();
+        dataSource.setUrl(getJdbcUrl());
+        dataSource.setUser(getUsername());
+        dataSource.setPassword(getPassword());
+
+        try {
+            MigrationInitializer.runMigration(dataSource, /* silent */ true);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/ResourceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/ResourceTest.java
index b7f079afa..89b2e939c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/ResourceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/ResourceTest.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.testcontainers.containers.PostgreSQLContainer;
 
 import javax.json.Json;
 import javax.json.JsonArray;
@@ -49,8 +48,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.dependencytrack.PersistenceCapableTest.configurePmf;
-import static org.dependencytrack.PersistenceCapableTest.createPostgresContainer;
-import static org.dependencytrack.PersistenceCapableTest.runMigrations;
 import static org.dependencytrack.PersistenceCapableTest.truncateTables;
 
 public abstract class ResourceTest extends JerseyTest {
@@ -98,7 +95,7 @@ public abstract class ResourceTest extends JerseyTest {
     protected final String X_API_KEY = "X-Api-Key";
     protected final String V1_TAG = "/v1/tag";
 
-    protected static PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgresContainer;
+    protected static PostgresTestContainer postgresContainer;
 
     protected QueryManager qm;
     protected MockProducer<byte[], byte[]> kafkaMockProducer;
@@ -111,9 +108,8 @@ public abstract class ResourceTest extends JerseyTest {
     public static void init() throws Exception {
         Config.enableUnitTests();
 
-        postgresContainer = createPostgresContainer();
+        postgresContainer = new PostgresTestContainer();
         postgresContainer.start();
-        runMigrations(postgresContainer);
     }
 
     @Before