diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-it.yml b/.github/workflows/run-it.yml
index 2dfe72890b8..75df647c462 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-it.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-it.yml
@@ -83,13 +83,12 @@ jobs:
           docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml -p danswer-stack up -d
         id: start_docker
 
-      - name: Stream API server logs
-        run: docker logs -f danswer-stack-api_server-1 &
-
       - name: Wait for service to be ready
         run: |
           echo "Starting wait-for-service script..."
           
+          docker logs -f danswer-stack-api_server-1 &
+
           start_time=$(date +%s)
           timeout=300  # 5 minutes in seconds