diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-remoteclient.yml b/.github/workflows/test-remoteclient.yml
index 81edf0f049d..bda0feaa096 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-remoteclient.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-remoteclient.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update --fix-missing
           sudo apt-get install -qq pyqt5-dev-tools libxcb-xinerama0 xterm --fix-missing
           sudo apt-get install -qq docker docker-compose --fix-missing
+          sudo service docker start
       - name: Cache conda
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         env: