diff --git a/.github/workflows/migrations.yml b/.github/workflows/migrations.yml
index 5adb3bc7a..22bea8566 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/migrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/migrations.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Install mariadb connectors
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libmariadb3 libmariadb-dev
+
       - name: Install uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6.7.0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 78c987907..301e558d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.3.0
 
       - name: Install mariadb connectors
-        if: matrix.db == 'mariadb'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libmariadb3 libmariadb-dev