diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests-simple.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests-simple.yml
index 2af6baf5..a53ff4a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests-simple.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests-simple.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       MONGO_ENABLED: false
+      LMDB_ENABLED: true
     timeout-minutes: 60
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'CI Bot')"
 
diff --git a/src/flowcept/flowcept_api/flowcept_controller.py b/src/flowcept/flowcept_api/flowcept_controller.py
index 391aa4c0..949a1cde 100644
--- a/src/flowcept/flowcept_api/flowcept_controller.py
+++ b/src/flowcept/flowcept_api/flowcept_controller.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     WorkflowObject,
 )
 
-from flowcept.commons.daos.docdb_dao.mongodb_dao import MongoDBDAO
 from flowcept.commons.daos.mq_dao.mq_dao_base import MQDao
 from flowcept.configs import MQ_INSTANCES, INSTRUMENTATION_ENABLED, DATABASES, MONGO_ENABLED
 from flowcept.flowcept_api.db_api import DBAPI
@@ -185,8 +184,10 @@ def services_alive() -> bool:
         if not MQDao.build().liveness_test():
             logger.error("MQ Not Ready!")
             return False
-        if MONGO_ENABLED and not MongoDBDAO(create_indices=False).liveness_test():
-            logger.error("DocDB Not Ready!")
-            return False
+        if MONGO_ENABLED:
+            from flowcept.commons.daos.docdb_dao.mongodb_dao import MongoDBDAO
+            if not MongoDBDAO(create_indices=False).liveness_test():
+                logger.error("DocDB Not Ready!")
+                return False
         logger.info("MQ and DocDB are alive!")
         return True