diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 982ada6e..7eca47f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
           elif [ "$AGENT_NAME" == "beebot" ]; then
             poetry install
             poetry run playwright install
-            poetry run uvicorn beebot.initiator.api:create_app --reload &
+            poetry run uvicorn beebot.initiator.api:create_app --factory  --timeout-graceful-shutdown=1 &
             prefix="poetry run "
           elif [ "$AGENT_NAME" == "PolyGPT" ]; then
             cp .env.template .env