diff --git a/.github/workflows/remote-integ-tests-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/remote-integ-tests-workflow.yml
index a241781..21b2b12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/remote-integ-tests-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/remote-integ-tests-workflow.yml
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run OpenSearch Dashboards server
         run: |
           cd OpenSearch-Dashboards
-          yarn start --no-base-path --no-watch
+          yarn start --no-base-path --no-watch &
         shell: bash
 
       # Windows and Mac OS take a while to start, so we need a long sleep
       - name: Sleep until OSD server starts
-        run: sleep 100
+        run: sleep 900
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Checkout opensearch-dashboards-functional-test