diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-docker/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-docker/action.yaml
index 4435ab4ab6c..7bc10077ebd 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-docker/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-docker/action.yaml
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ runs:
       # if no docker and no zypper, return a non-zero response
       run: |
         docker || zypper && zypper -n install docker
+        sudo systemctl start docker