diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fad2e5c..9f65d47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate Prisma Client
         run: npm run db:generate
+        env:
+          # Use the same connection string we provide to the build step so Prisma can generate types
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/mirrormatch?schema=public
 
       - name: Build application
         run: npm run build