diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-sidecar.yml b/.github/workflows/test-sidecar.yml
index c127eb270..99c3caaed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-sidecar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-sidecar.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,5 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 18.12.1
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn install
-      - name: poke docker
-        run: |
-          docker --version
-          docker ps
       - name: Run sidecar tests
         run: yarn test:sidecar
diff --git a/test/basic-auth-sidecar/basic-auth-sidecar.test.ts b/test/basic-auth-sidecar/basic-auth-sidecar.test.ts
index 07c82954e..41943a6b0 100644
--- a/test/basic-auth-sidecar/basic-auth-sidecar.test.ts
+++ b/test/basic-auth-sidecar/basic-auth-sidecar.test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe("BasicAuthSidecar", function () {
       "mendhak/http-https-echo:31"
     )
       .withNetwork(network)
-      .withNetworkAliases("backend")
+      .withNetworkAliases(backendConfig.ALIAS)
       .withEnvironment({ HTTP_PORT: backendConfig.PORT.toString() })
       .withExposedPorts(8080)
       .withWaitStrategy(