diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 7918069..30e969f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         transcoder_worker: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.transcoder_worker }}
         video_recombiner: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.video_recombiner }}
         video_upload: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.video_upload }}
+        video_status: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.video_status }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
diff --git a/backend/video-recombiner/internal/test/nats_fixtures.go b/backend/video-recombiner/internal/test/nats_fixtures.go
index eb4fa36..94ea9a3 100644
--- a/backend/video-recombiner/internal/test/nats_fixtures.go
+++ b/backend/video-recombiner/internal/test/nats_fixtures.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package test
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
@@ -26,7 +27,11 @@ func SetupNats(t *testing.T) (jetstream.JetStream, *nats.Conn) {
 	url, err := container.ConnectionString(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	nc, err := nats.Connect(url)
+	nc, err := nats.Connect(url,
+		nats.RetryOnFailedConnect(true),
+		nats.MaxReconnects(10),
+		nats.ReconnectWait(200*time.Millisecond),
+	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	t.Cleanup(nc.Close)
 
diff --git a/backend/video-upload/cmd/helpers_test.go b/backend/video-upload/cmd/helpers_test.go
index aa93ff6..578cae9 100644
--- a/backend/video-upload/cmd/helpers_test.go
+++ b/backend/video-upload/cmd/helpers_test.go
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ func startTestServer(t *testing.T, kv jetstream.KeyValue) (*http.Server, *Config
 	t.Cleanup(func() { server.Shutdown(context.Background()) }) //nolint:errcheck
 
 	return server, cfg
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/backend/video-upload/internal/handler/job_status_kv.go b/backend/video-upload/internal/handler/job_status_kv.go
index c9751a3..fceb601 100644
--- a/backend/video-upload/internal/handler/job_status_kv.go
+++ b/backend/video-upload/internal/handler/job_status_kv.go
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ func updateJobStatusKV(ctx context.Context, jobID string, kv jetstream.KeyValue,
 	}
 
 	return nil
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/backend/video-upload/internal/test/nats_fixtures.go b/backend/video-upload/internal/test/nats_fixtures.go
index e29fedc..e006884 100644
--- a/backend/video-upload/internal/test/nats_fixtures.go
+++ b/backend/video-upload/internal/test/nats_fixtures.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package test
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go/jetstream"
@@ -26,7 +27,12 @@ func SetupNats(t *testing.T) (jetstream.JetStream, *nats.Conn) {
 	url, err := container.ConnectionString(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	nc, err := nats.Connect(url)
+	nc, err := nats.Connect(url,
+		nats.RetryOnFailedConnect(true),
+		nats.MaxReconnects(10),
+		nats.ReconnectWait(200*time.Millisecond),
+	)
+
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	t.Cleanup(nc.Close)