diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
index 2d7bb93..4ed25a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Build Test Environment, Stage 1
-        run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.testing.yml build base backend app-test
+        run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.testing.yml build base backend app-test cypress
 
       - name: Build Test Quests
         run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.testing.yml run --rm backend yarn build:quests
diff --git a/docker-compose.testing.yml b/docker-compose.testing.yml
index 1fdf51d..dada79f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.testing.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.testing.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ services:
       - MONGO_USER=user
       - MONGO_PASS=user-password
       - MONGO_DB=odyssey-test
+    ports:
+      - 27017:27017
 
   base:
     image: lancatlin/linux-odyssey:base