diff --git a/.github/workflows/NetCoreTests.yml b/.github/workflows/NetCoreTests.yml
index 5bd6bdbc64b..fad0a2af282 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/NetCoreTests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/NetCoreTests.yml
@@ -10,14 +10,25 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - DB: SqlServer2008
             CONNECTION_STRING: "Server=localhost;initial catalog=nhibernate;User Id=sa;Password=P@ssw0rd;packet size=4096;"
+            DB_INIT: |
+              docker run -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" -e "SA_PASSWORD=P@ssw0rd" -e "MSSQL_PID=Express" -p 1433:1433 -d --name sqlexpress mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-latest;
           - DB: PostgreSQL
             CONNECTION_STRING: "Host=localhost;Username=nhibernate;Password=nhibernate;Database=nhibernate;Enlist=true;"
+            DB_INIT: |
+             docker run -d -e POSTGRES_USER=nhibernate  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=nhibernate -e POSTGRES_DB=nhibernate -p 5432:5432 postgres:13
           - DB: Firebird
             CONNECTION_STRING: "DataSource=localhost;Database=nhibernate;User=SYSDBA;Password=nhibernate;charset=utf8;"
+            DB_INIT: |
+              docker run --name firebird -e EnableWireCrypt=true -e FIREBIRD_USER=nhibernate -e FIREBIRD_PASSWORD=nhibernate -e ISC_PASSWORD=nhibernate -e FIREBIRD_DATABASE=nhibernate -p 3050:3050 -d jacobalberty/firebird:v3.0
           - DB: MySQL
             CONNECTION_STRING: "Server=localhost;Uid=root;Password=nhibernate;Database=nhibernate;Old Guids=True;SslMode=none;"
+            DB_INIT: |
+              sudo service mysql stop
+              docker run --name mysql -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=nhibernate -e MYSQL_USER=nhibernate -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=nhibernate -e MYSQL_DATABASE=nhibernate -p 3306:3306 --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=3 -d mysql:5.7 mysqld --lower_case_table_names=1 --character-set-server=utf8 --collation-server=utf8_general_ci
           - DB: Oracle
             CONNECTION_STRING: "User ID=nhibernate;Password=nhibernate;Metadata Pooling=false;Self Tuning=false;Data Source=(DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = localhost)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = XEPDB1)))"
+            DB_INIT: |
+              docker run -d -p 1521:1521 -e APP_USER=nhibernate -e APP_USER_PASSWORD=nhibernate -e ORACLE_PASSWORD=nhibernate gvenzl/oracle-xe:21-slim
           - DB: SQLite
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     continue-on-error: ${{matrix.ALLOW_FAILURE == true}}
@@ -26,32 +37,8 @@ jobs:
     name: ${{matrix.DB}}
 
     steps:
-    - name: Set up SqlServer
-      if: matrix.DB == 'SqlServer2008'
-      run: |
-        docker run -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" -e "SA_PASSWORD=P@ssw0rd" -e "MSSQL_PID=Express" -p 1433:1433 -d --name sqlexpress mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-latest;
-
-    - name: Set up MySQL
-      if: matrix.DB == 'MySQL'
-      run: |
-        sudo service mysql stop
-        docker run --name mysql -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=nhibernate -e MYSQL_USER=nhibernate -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=nhibernate -e MYSQL_DATABASE=nhibernate -p 3306:3306 --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=3 -d mysql:5.7 mysqld --lower_case_table_names=1 --character-set-server=utf8 --collation-server=utf8_general_ci
-
-    - name: Set up PostgreSQL
-      if: matrix.DB == 'PostgreSQL'
-      run: |
-       docker run -d -e POSTGRES_USER=nhibernate  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=nhibernate -e POSTGRES_DB=nhibernate -p 5432:5432 postgres:13
-
-    - name: Set up Firebird
-      if: matrix.DB == 'Firebird'
-      run: |
-        docker run --name firebird -e EnableWireCrypt=true -e FIREBIRD_USER=nhibernate -e FIREBIRD_PASSWORD=nhibernate -e ISC_PASSWORD=nhibernate -e FIREBIRD_DATABASE=nhibernate -p 3050:3050 -d jacobalberty/firebird:v3.0
-
-    - name: Set up Oracle
-      if: matrix.DB == 'Oracle'
-      run: |
-        docker run -d -p 1521:1521 -e APP_USER=nhibernate -e APP_USER_PASSWORD=nhibernate -e ORACLE_PASSWORD=nhibernate gvenzl/oracle-xe:21-slim
-
+    - name: Set up ${{matrix.DB}}
+      run: ${{matrix.DB_INIT}}
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Setup .NET
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3