diff --git a/.github/actions/run-server/action.yml b/.github/actions/run-server/action.yml
index 0672abd..6b17c95 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run-server/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/run-server/action.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    - name: Seed data
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        RAILS_ENV: ${{ inputs.rails_env }}
+        DATABASE_URL: ${{ inputs.database_url }}
+        SECRET_KEY_BASE: not-actually-secret
+      run: bundle exec rails db:seed
+
     - name: "Start server in background"
       shell: bash
       env: