diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 225a6be..79dd4f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Database Schema
         run: |
           echo "Testing database connection..."
-          PGPASSWORD=payload_test_password psql -h localhost -U payload -d payload_test -c "SELECT 1;" || echo "DB connection failed"
-          echo "Running migrate:reset..."
-          pnpm exec payload migrate:reset --force || echo "Reset had issues"
-          echo "Running migrate..."
-          pnpm exec payload migrate || echo "Migrate had issues"
-          echo "Migration completed."
+          PGPASSWORD=payload_test_password psql -h localhost -U payload -d payload_test -c "SELECT 1;"
+          echo "Dropping existing tables..."
+          PGPASSWORD=payload_test_password psql -h localhost -U payload -d payload_test -c "DROP SCHEMA public CASCADE; CREATE SCHEMA public;"
+          echo "Creating schema from generated file..."
+          pnpm exec drizzle-kit push --config=./drizzle.ci.config.ts --force
+          echo "Schema created."
         timeout-minutes: 5
         env:
           CI: true
@@ -271,12 +271,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Database Schema
         run: |
           echo "Testing database connection..."
-          PGPASSWORD=payload_test_password psql -h localhost -U payload -d payload_test -c "SELECT 1;" || echo "DB connection failed"
-          echo "Running migrate:reset..."
-          pnpm exec payload migrate:reset --force || echo "Reset had issues"
-          echo "Running migrate..."
-          pnpm exec payload migrate || echo "Migrate had issues"
-          echo "Migration completed."
+          PGPASSWORD=payload_test_password psql -h localhost -U payload -d payload_test -c "SELECT 1;"
+          echo "Dropping existing tables..."
+          PGPASSWORD=payload_test_password psql -h localhost -U payload -d payload_test -c "DROP SCHEMA public CASCADE; CREATE SCHEMA public;"
+          echo "Creating schema from generated file..."
+          pnpm exec drizzle-kit push --config=./drizzle.ci.config.ts --force
+          echo "Schema created."
         timeout-minutes: 5
         env:
           CI: true
diff --git a/drizzle.ci.config.ts b/drizzle.ci.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38d382e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drizzle.ci.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'drizzle-kit'
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  schema: './src/payload-generated-schema.ts',
+  out: './drizzle',
+  dialect: 'postgresql',
+  dbCredentials: {
+    url: process.env.DATABASE_URI || 'postgresql://payload:payload_test_password@localhost:5432/payload_test',
+  },
+})