diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-test.yml b/.github/workflows/run-test.yml
index 24f72b1bc4..f0da47774a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-test.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: Tests
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
+
+    services:
+      verdaccio:
+        image: verdaccio/verdaccio:5
+        ports:
+          - 4873:4873
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [20]
+
     steps:
       - if: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' }}
         name: Setup Git
@@ -70,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
       - name: Install Dependencies
         timeout-minutes: 5
         run: |
@@ -96,6 +107,7 @@ jobs:
           TLS_POSTGRES_DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.TLS_POSTGRES_DATABASE_URL }}
           TEST_INFO_STRIPE: ${{ secrets.TEST_INFO_STRIPE }}
           SHELLOPTS: igncr
+          VERDACCIO_PORT: 4873
         run: |
           node packages/bun-internal-test/src/runner.node.mjs $(which bun)
       - if: ${{ always() }}
diff --git a/test/cli/install/registry/bun-install-registry.test.ts b/test/cli/install/registry/bun-install-registry.test.ts
index 356ed18e9a..d11efec802 100644
--- a/test/cli/install/registry/bun-install-registry.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli/install/registry/bun-install-registry.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { mkdtempSync, realpathSync } from "fs";
 import { rm, writeFile, mkdir, exists, cp } from "fs/promises";
 import { readdirSorted } from "../dummy.registry";
 import { tmpdir } from "os";
-import { fork, ChildProcess } from "child_process";
 import { beforeAll, afterAll, beforeEach, afterEach, test, expect, describe } from "bun:test";
 
 expect.extend({
@@ -13,32 +12,9 @@ expect.extend({
   toHaveBins,
 });
 
-var verdaccioServer: ChildProcess;
 var testCounter: number = 0;
-var port: number = 4873;
 var packageDir: string;
 
-beforeAll(async () => {
-  verdaccioServer = fork(
-    require.resolve("verdaccio/bin/verdaccio"),
-    ["-c", join(import.meta.dir, "verdaccio.yaml"), "-l", `${port}`],
-    { silent: true, execPath: "bun" },
-  );
-
-  await new Promise<void>(done => {
-    verdaccioServer.on("message", (msg: { verdaccio_started: boolean }) => {
-      if (msg.verdaccio_started) {
-        console.log("Verdaccio started");
-        done();
-      }
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-afterAll(() => {
-  verdaccioServer.kill();
-});
-
 beforeEach(async () => {
   packageDir = mkdtempSync(join(realpathSync(tmpdir()), "bun-install-registry-" + testCounter++ + "-"));
   env.BUN_INSTALL_CACHE_DIR = join(packageDir, ".bun-cache");
@@ -48,7 +24,7 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
     `
 [install]
 cache = false
-registry = "http://localhost:${port}/"
+registry = "http://localhost:${env.VERDACCIO_PORT}/"
 `,
   );
 });