diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
index 6bd256a61..c39fced4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # Define jobs for all combinations of php, mariadb and extension, up to "include"
         # Tests will be performed for each combination
-        php-version: ["5.4", "5.5", "5.6", "7.0", "7.1", "7.4"]
-        mariadb-version: ["10.3", "10.4", "10.5", "10.6", "10.11", "11", "latest"]
+        php-version: ["5.4", "7.4"]
+        mariadb-version: ["10.3", "11", "latest"]
         extension: ["pdo_mysql"]
         include:
           - php-version: "5.4"
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ jobs:
           MYSQL_USER: "user"
           MYSQL_PASSWORD: "password"
 
-        options: --health-cmd="mariadb-admin ping" --health-interval=5s --health-timeout=2s --health-retries=3
+        if [[ ${{ matrix.mariadb-version }} == "10.3" ]]
+            options: --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping" --health-interval=5s --health-timeout=2s --health-retries=3
+        else
+            options: --health-cmd="mariadb-admin ping" --health-interval=5s --health-timeout=2s --health-retries=3
         ports:
           - "3306:3306"