diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 3de6ba3..66b07aa 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql-client
           pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+          pip install --no-cache-dir pytest httpx
 
       - name: Audit Python dependencies
         run: |
@@ -191,6 +192,12 @@ jobs:
           pip-audit --desc || true
         continue-on-error: true
 
+      - name: Initialize database schemas
+        run: |
+          export PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)
+          python -c "from backend.db.models import Base; from backend.db.session import engine; Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)"
+          echo "✅ Database schema initialized"
+
       - name: Run backend tests
         run: |
           export PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)