diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/unittests.yml b/.gitea/workflows/unittests.yml
index 1096ed9..d5b418a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/unittests.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/unittests.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ jobs:
         go-version: 1.21
     - name: start minio
       run: |
-        docker run -d --rm --name nodeapi_minio -p 9001:9001 -e MINIO_ROOT_USER=test MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=testtest server /data --console-address :9001
+        docker run -d --rm --name nodeapi_minio -p 9001:9001 -e MINIO_ROOT_USER=test MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=testtest minio/minio:latest server /data --console-address :9001
     - name: Test
       run: |
         make test
     - name: stop minio
+      if: always()
       run: |
         docker stop nodeapi_minio
     # TODO: probably not supported by Gitea workflows yet