diff --git a/.github/workflows/taoskeeper-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/taoskeeper-ci.yml
index 9ed23be1fa..ea1cfd411f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/taoskeeper-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/taoskeeper-ci.yml
@@ -19,25 +19,40 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: 1.18
 
-      - name: Start TDengine
+      - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
-          docker pull tdengine/tdengine:latest
-          docker run --name tdengine -d -p 6030:6030 -p 6041:6041 -p 6043-6060:6043-6060 -p 6043-6060:6043-6060/udp tdengine/tdengine
+          sudo apt update -y
+          sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake libgeos-dev
 
-      - name: Build taoskeeper
-        working-directory: tools/keeper
+      - name: Install TDengine
         run: |
-          go mod tidy
-          go build -v ./...
+          mkdir debug
+          cd debug
+          cmake .. -DBUILD_HTTP=false -DBUILD_JDBC=false -DBUILD_TOOLS=false -DBUILD_TEST=off -DBUILD_KEEPER=true
+          make -j 4
+          sudo make install
+          which taosd
+          which taosadapter
+          which taoskeeper
+
+      - name: Start taosd
+        run: |
+          cp /etc/taos/taos.cfg ./
+          sudo echo "supportVnodes 256" >> taos.cfg
+          nohup sudo taosd -c taos.cfg &
+
+      - name: Start taosadapter
+        run: nohup sudo taosadapter &
 
       - name: Run tests with coverage
         working-directory: tools/keeper
         run: |
+          go mod tidy
           sudo go test -v -coverpkg=./... -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
           go tool cover -func=coverage.out
 
       - name: Clean up
         if: always()
         run: |
-          docker stop tdengine
-          docker rm tdengine
+          sudo pkill taosd
+          sudo pkill taosadapter