diff --git a/docker/tests/run_tests.sh b/docker/tests/run_tests.sh
--- a/docker/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/docker/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 
 # Start the docker-compose environment including the full Software Heritage stack
 status_message "Starting swh docker-compose environment"
-docker-compose $DOCO_OPTIONS up -d
+docker-compose $DOCO_OPTIONS up &
 
 # Ensure all swh services are up before running tests
 status_message "Waiting for swh services to be up"