diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 0b039c46..2267144a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ jobs:
         name: DEjar
         path: "DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/target/defi-data-engine-0.0.1-jar-with-dependencies.jar"
       
+    - name: Deploy data engine
+      run: java -jar defi-data-engine-0.0.1-jar-with-dependencies.jar &
+      
   # buildRestAPI:
   #   runs-on: [ self-hosted ]
   #   defaults: