diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9b570872e..c9a438f0d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ jobs:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/go:1.19.7
       - image: yugabytedb/yugabyte:latest
+        command: bin/yugabyted start
     resource_class: << parameters.resource_class >>
     steps:
       - install-ubuntu-deps
diff --git a/.circleci/template.yml b/.circleci/template.yml
index d51c45ded..7d190676c 100644
--- a/.circleci/template.yml
+++ b/.circleci/template.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ jobs:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/go:[[ .GoVersion]]
       - image: yugabytedb/yugabyte:latest
+        command: bin/yugabyted start
     resource_class: << parameters.resource_class >>
     steps:
       - install-ubuntu-deps