diff --git a/.github/workflows/authenticate_test.yml b/.github/workflows/authenticate_test.yml
index 7c9643f66b..e1a8a96641 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/authenticate_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/authenticate_test.yml
@@ -15,20 +15,24 @@ env:
   RUST_BACKTRACE: full
 
 jobs:
-  # PasswordAuthenticator
-  build:
-    timeout-minutes: 60
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    services:
-      scylladb:
-        image: scylladb/scylla
-        command: --authenticator PasswordAuthenticator
-        ports:
-          - 9042:9042
-        options: --health-cmd "cqlsh --username cassandra --password cassandra --debug" --health-interval 5s --health-retries 30
+  - name: run tests
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Update rust toolchain
-      run: rustup update
-    - name: Run tests
-      run: RUST_LOG=trace cargo test --verbose authenticate_superuser -- custom_authentication --ignored
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Update rust toolchain
+        run: rustup update
+
+      - name: Start the cluster
+        run: docker compose -f test/cluster/docker-compose-passauth.yml stop
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: RUST_LOG=trace cargo test --verbose authenticate_superuser -- custom_authentication --ignored
+
+      - name: Stop the cluster
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: docker compose -f test/cluster/docker-compose-passauth.yml stop
+
+      - name: Print the cluster logs
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: docker compose -f test/cluster/docker-compose-passauth.yml logs
diff --git a/test/cluster/docker-compose-passauth.yml b/test/cluster/docker-compose-passauth.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55f205d96d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cluster/docker-compose-passauth.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+version: "3.7"
+
+networks:
+  public:
+    name: scylla_rust_driver_public
+    driver: host
+
+services:
+  scylla1:
+    image: scylladb/scylla
+    command: |
+      --skip-wait-for-gossip-to-settle 0
+      --ring-delay-ms 0
+      --smp 1
+      --memory 512G
+      --authenticator PasswordAuthenticator
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD", "cqlsh", "scylla1", "-e", "select * from system.local" ]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 60