diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 31629c5e..787250cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         make list
         pods=$(kubectl get -n flux-operator  pod --output=jsonpath={.items..metadata.name}); 
         pod="${pods%% *}"
-        kubectl port-forward -n flux-operator ${pod} 5000:5000
+        kubectl port-forward -n flux-operator ${pod} 5000:5000 &
         portpid=$!
         echo $pid $portpid        
         sleep ${jobtime}